charlatan

• Nom désignant une personne qui prétend faussement posséder des connaissances ou des compétences supérieures à la réalité, souvent dans le but de tromper autrui, notamment dans un contexte médical ou professionnel.

A noun referring to a person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than they actually possess, often in order to deceive others, especially in medical or professional contexts.

1. Fraud or imposterC1formal

   A person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than they actually have, especially in medicine or other professional fields.

   Imposteur ou faux savant

   • The so-called doctor was exposed as a charlatan.
   • She realized the investment advisor was a charlatan after losing her savings.
   • Charlatans often prey on vulnerable people with false promises.

   Synonymesfakefraudhumbugimpostormountebankphonyquacksham

   Antonymesauthorityexpertprofessionalspecialist