Charlatan (noun)
shar-la-tan
A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill.
Early 17th century (denoting an itinerant seller of supposed remedies): from French, from Italian ciarlatano, from ciarlare ‘to babble’.
Example sentences
“He’s nothing but a charlatan!”
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