Pronunciation (US) IPA (key): /ˈʃɑrlətən/ (UK) IPA (key): /ˈʃɑːlətən/ Audio (CA)(file) Hyphenation: char‧la‧tan Noun Singular charlatan Plural charlatans (countable) A charlatan is someone who fools another person. Do not pay that charlatan any more money. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads