| charlatan | | |
| n. (person) | 1. charlatan, mountebank | a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes. |
| ~ beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, cheat, slicker | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true. |
| ~ craniologist, phrenologist | someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull. |
| ~ quack | an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice. |
| beguile | | |
| v. (social) | 1. beguile, hoodwink, juggle | influence by slyness. |
| ~ cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit.; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance | attract; cause to be enamored.; "She captured all the men's hearts" |
| ~ hold | hold the attention of.; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" |
| ~ attract, appeal | be attractive to.; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" |
| ~ work | gratify and charm, usually in order to influence.; "the political candidate worked the crowds" |
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