n. [ F. charlatan, fr. It. ciarlatano, fr. ciarlare to chartter, prate; of imitative origin; cf. It. zirlare to whistle like a thrush. ] One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions; a quack; an impostor; an empiric; a mountebank. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; empirical; pretentious; quackish. -- Char`la*tan"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. charlatanisme. ] Charlatanry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. charlatanrie, from It. ciarlataneria. See Charlatan. ] Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism. [ 1913 Webster ]