mountebank vs play actor

mountebank

noun
  • One who sells dubious medicines. 

  • Any boastful, false pretender. 

  • One who sells by deception; a con artist. 

verb
  • To act as a mountebank. 

  • To cheat by boasting and false pretenses. 

play actor

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