Mountebank
41Monte Bank — John David Borthwick, a Scottish artist portrayed the gambling element of Monte in this lithograph. Origin Spanish …
42fake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. counterfeit, imposture, make believe; impostor. See deception, falsehood. v., informal, pretend, feign; imitate; improvise, wing it (inf.). See unpreparedness, imitation.Ant., real, genuine. II (Roget …
43fraud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deception, swindle; imposture, artifice; confidence man; impostor, humbug, bunco (inf.). See evildoer, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Deceit] Syn. trickery, duplicity, cheating, sharp practice; see… …
44phony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, spurious, fraudulent, sham, mock, put on (sl.), trumped up, fake, forged; gimcrack, pasteboard; deceitful, false hearted, lying; glib, canting, superficial. n., informal, counterfeit,… …
45The Drama — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:The Drama >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 the drama the drama the stage the theater the play Sgm: N 1 film the film film the film movies motion pictures cinema cinematography Sgm: N 1 theatricals theatricals …
46circulator — ˌlād.ə(r), ātə noun ( s) Etymology: Latin, peddler, mountebank, from circulatus (past participle of circulari to go around) + or more at circulate : one that circulates …
47moun|te|bank|er|y — «MOWN tuh BANG kuhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. the practice of a mountebank; action characteristic of or suited to a mountebank: »It fills the stage with mountebankery that is broad and funny (New York Times) …
48Charlatan — Char la*tan, n. [F. charlatan, fr. It. ciarlatano, fr. ciarlare to chartter, prate; of imitative origin; cf. It. zirlare to whistle like a thrush.] One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions; a quack; an impostor;… …
49Circulatory — Cir cu*la*to*ry, a. [L. circulatorius pert. to a mountebank: cf. F. circulatoire.] [1913 Webster] 1. Circular; as, a circulatory letter. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. Circulating, or going round. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) Subserving the… …
50Merry-andrew — Mer ry an drew (m[e^]r r[y^] [a^]n dr[udd]), n. One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a zany; especially, one who attends a mountebank or quack doctor. [1913 Webster] Note: This term is said to have originated from one Andrew …
