Synonyms of mountebank

nounOne who sells by deception; a con artist.

• charlatanA mountebank, someone who addresses crowds in the street; (especially), an itinerant seller of medicines or drugs.
• conmanA confidence trickster.
• fake
• quack
• bunco artist
• bunco-steerer US, slangA swindler; a cheat or con-man.
• chiseler
• con artistA person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of...
• confidence artist
• confidence tricksterSomeone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust, a conman or con artist.
• flimflammerA swindler; a con artist.
• grifterA con artist; someone who pulls confidence games; a swindler, scammer, huckster, hustler, and/or charlatan.
• lugger Australia, US
• magsmanA con man who tries to deceive members of the public.
• saltimbancoA quack doctor, a fraud.
• sharpsterA swindler; someone who is adept at conning others; a con artist.
• slicker
• smooth operator
• spivA flashy con artist, often homeless, who lives by his wits.
• bristler obsolete
• sharker archaic
• shark-gull obsoleteA confidence trickster; a person who preys on simpletons.