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  • 121quack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. charlatan, quacksalver, mountebank. See deception, falsehood, unskillfulness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unprincipled, pretentious, dissembling; see dishonest 1 , 2 , false 1 . n. Syn. charlatan,… …

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  • 122hypocrite — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pretender, fraud, faker, dissembler, deceiver, casuist, charlatan, poseur, poser, pharisee, bigot, quack, tartuffe, backslider, whited sepulcher, sham, actor, cheat, informer, trickster, one given to hypocrisy, sophist,… …

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  • 123Merchant — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Merchant >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 merchant merchant trader dealer monger chandler salesman Sgm: N 1 changer changer Sgm: N 1 regrater regrater Sgm: N 1 shopkeeper shopkeeper …

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  • 124imposter — noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses • Syn: ↑impostor, ↑pretender, ↑fake, ↑faker, ↑fraud, ↑sham, ↑shammer, ↑pseudo, ↑pseud, ↑role play …

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  • 125role player — noun 1. a theatrical performer • Syn: ↑actor, ↑histrion, ↑player, ↑thespian • Derivationally related forms: ↑thespian (for: ↑thespian), ↑pl …

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  • 126shammer — noun 1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses • Syn: ↑imposter, ↑impostor, ↑pretender, ↑fake, ↑faker, ↑fraud, ↑sham, ↑pseudo, ↑pseud, ↑ …

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  • 127Fakir — Fa kir, n. [Prob. confused with {Fakir} an oriental ascetic.] See {Faker}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 128charlatan — noun Etymology: Italian ciarlatano, alteration of cerretano, literally, inhabitant of Cerreto, from Cerreto, Italy Date: 1618 1. quack 2 2. one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability ; …

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