charlatan• Charlatansadvertise a variety of fat-reducing treatments in the back of magazines.• Some people said that he was one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived; others claimed he was a charlatan.• Exploitation by charlatans played a part, as did certain traditionalbeliefs.• This is truly an important book that should bury the image of the Cadillacdriving charlatan for ever.• No. She isn't a miracle worker. She isn't even a doctor. She's a complete charlatan.• Time is a great charlatan, not a great healer, as has been remarked.• My inquiriesreveal that most of these are caused by exerciseprogrammesdevised by ignorantcharlatansfeeding off our need for health.• Naturopathic medicine became considered the province of charlatans and primitives.• Some psychiccharlatanconvinced her she was going to die in six months.• A vividportrait of a successfulcharlatanexploiting the second-century Christians is given by Lucian in his Peregrinus.• The lack of anonymity meant that charlatans and tricksters could rarely get away with their deceptions for long.• I think the voters will see him as the charlatan he really is.