MOUNTEBANK Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

mountebank

noun

ˈmau̇n-ti-ˌbaŋk

Definition of mountebank

as in fraud

one who makes false claims of identity or expertise claimed that many doctors were frauds and mountebanks

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Recent Examples of mountebank Gould observed that Jerry Falwell had taken up the mountebank’s mission of William Jennings Bryan. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024 Now, this pallid Color Purple epitomizes the artistic dearth of an era when a cultural mountebank like Winfrey uses race and feminist guile to cheat us of America’s most creative achievements. —Armond White, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024 The Republican, who is angling for the GOP nomination for president, staged a roundtable of scientific mountebanks on Wednesday to attack the vaccines. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023

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Noun

Ignorance manifested in the DOGE false rumor that fraud was rampant because – again, wrongly -- millions of people over 150 were receiving payments.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Rather than leaning on the missions of inspectors general, whose job is to search out waste and fraud at government agencies, Trump has moved forcefully against them, flouting statutes that require a 30-day notice and specific reasons for their dismissals.

— Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025