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Mountebank is an English word with synonyms like charlatan or deceiver. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mountebank in a sentence

Related words

Mountebank | Mountebanks

Mountebank meaning

  1. One who sells dubious medicines.
  2. One who sells by deception; a con artist.
  3. Any boastful, false pretender.

Synonyms of Mountebank

charlatan deceiver cheat cheater trickster beguiler slicker

Related words

Other words often associated with Mountebank or its synonyms:

offender wrongdoer tare somebody delude chess mack person chisel macintosh hoaxer soul

Using Mountebank

  • The main meaning on this page is: One who sells dubious medicines. | One who sells by deception; a con artist. | Any boastful, false pretender.
  • Useful related words include: charlatan, deceiver, cheat, cheater.
  • In the example corpus, mountebank often appears in combinations such as: the mountebank.

Context around Mountebank

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 11.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

allows 1× game 1×

Sentence patterns with Mountebank

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

31 the mountebank game 1× of the mountebank allows the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

crouch 2003 chapter 1× the cape of 1×

Common sentence endings:

a spell slot 1× the mountebank game 1×

Words around Mountebank

Just before it in the word index:

mountcastle 16 mountbattens 2 mountbatten 88 mountararat 3 mountaire 3 mountainview 9

Just after it in the word index:

mountebanks 2 mounted 1.855 mountevans 2 mountfield 3 mountfitchet 2 mountford 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Mountebank

  • In this selection, "mountebank" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 11.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, allows and game stand out and add context to how "mountebank" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 31 the mountebank game and of the mountebank allows the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mountebank" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mountebank

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Crouch 2003, Chapter 31, "The Mountebank Game". (7 words)

The Cape of the Mountebank allows the wearer to cast Dimension Doorwithout expending a spell slot. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The Cape of the Mountebank allows the wearer to cast Dimension Doorwithout expending a spell slot. (16 words)

Crouch 2003, Chapter 31, "The Mountebank Game". (7 words)

Example sentences (2)

The Cape of the Mountebank allows the wearer to cast Dimension Doorwithout expending a spell slot.

Crouch 2003, Chapter 31, "The Mountebank Game".

Common combinations with mountebank

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mountebank" in a sentence?
An example: "The Cape of the Mountebank allows the wearer to cast Dimension Doorwithout expending a spell slot." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "mountebank" from authentic English texts.
What does "mountebank" mean?
Mountebank means: One who sells dubious medicines.
What are synonyms of "mountebank"?
Common synonyms of "mountebank" include: charlatan, deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker.
How many example sentences with "mountebank" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "mountebank", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.