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quacksalver

/ˈkwæksˌɑːlvə/

/ˈkwæksˌælɚ/

quacksalvernoun

quacksalvers

/ˈkwæksˌɑːlvə/

/ˈkwæksˌælɚ/

Translations

The quacksalver claimed to have a cure for all diseases.

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

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

quacksalveradjective

/ˈkwækˌsælvə/

/ˈkwækˌsælvɚ/

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

Definitions

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

The town was flooded with quacksalver advertisements promising instant relief.