Synonyms of charlatan

nounA malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.

• trickster
• swindlerA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
• scammerA person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
• bamboozlerOne who bamboozles; a trickster.
• bullshitterSomeone who lies or exaggerates a lot, especially in order to preserve or enhance their reputation.
• cheat
• cheater
• cogger
• deceiver
• fabricator
• fabulist
• grifterA con artist; someone who pulls confidence games; a swindler, scammer, huckster, hustler, and/or charlatan.
• liar
• pseudologistSomeone who says falsehoods; a liar; a pseudologue.
• rookA cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
• shammerA person who shams; a liar or faker.
• Spanish athlete euphemisticA bullshitter.
• trucker dialectal
• bouncer archaic
• cony-catcher obsoleteA cheat or sharper; a deceiver.
• crammer British, dated
• deceptor rareA deceiver (weaver of deceptions).
• falser obsoleteA deceiver.
• gabber obsolete
• guiler obsoleteA deceiver, a beguiler.
• losenger obsoleteA flatterer or deceiver.
• mocker archaic
• Scandaroon obsolete
• swike dialectal, obsolete
• treacher archaicA traitor or deceiver.
• wernard obsolete