ETYM French charlatan, from Italian ciarlatano, from ciarlare to chartter, prate; of imitative origin; cf. Italian zirlare to whistle like a thrush.
One who makes false claims, especially regarding his own skills; a quack; an impostor.
Impostor; quack.
Brbljavac, galamdžija; onaj koji bez poznavanja lekarstva gleda da hvalisanjem stvori sebi ugled dobrog lekara; otuda: podnaladžija, varalica, nadri ..., vajni (lekar, naučenjak, umetnik, zanatlija).
Plemenski mag.