n.
Pronunciation: ' mau ̇ n-ti- ˌ ba ŋ k
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian montimbanco, from montare to mount + in in, on + banco, banca bench
Date: 1577
1 : a person who sells quack medicines from a platform
2 : a boastful unscrupulous pretender : CHARLATAN
– moun · te · bank · ery \ - ˌ ba ŋ -k( ə -)r ē \ noun