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le charlatan

/ʃaʁ.la.tɑ̃/ noun · masculine C1
  1. a streetseller of medicines (dated)
  2. a charlatan (trickster)
  3. a quack

Plural charlatans · Feminine charlatane

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— Non, car je marche sur des certitudes, poursuivit Danglars avec la faconde banale du charlatan, dont l'état est de prôner son crédit ; il faudrait pour me renverser, que trois gouvernements croulassent.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 677 · C1

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