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quacksalver

/ˈkwæksˌɑːlvə/

/ˈkwæksˌælɚ/

quacksalversubstantiv

quacksalvers

Pl.

/ˈkwæksˌɑːlvə/

/ˈkwæksˌælɚ/

Übersetzungen

The quacksalver claimed to have a cure for all diseases.

Шарлатан утверждал, что у него есть лекарство от всех болезней.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

A person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine.

The quacksalver sold fake remedies to desperate patients.

An unqualified or fraudulent doctor who sells ineffective medicines; a charlatan.

In the seventeenth century, quacksalvers roamed the countryside hawking miracle cures.

Synonyme

quacksalveradjektiv

/ˈkwækˌsælvə/

/ˈkwækˌsælvɚ/

Attributive use before a noun, e.g. "quacksalver remedies".

Definitionen

Relating to or characteristic of a quacksalver; fraudulent and unscientific.

The town was flooded with quacksalver advertisements promising instant relief.