quacksalver

[ kwak-sal-ver ]
/ ˈkwækˌsæl vər /
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noun

a quack doctor.
a charlatan.

Origin of quacksalver

1570–80; < early Dutch (now kwakzalver); see quack1, salve1, -er1

Words nearby quacksalver

qua, quaalude, quack, quack grass, quackery, quacksalver, quaco, quad, quad bike, quad cities, quad left

Words related to quacksalver

mountebank, faker, fake, sharp, whip, counterfeit, actor, cheat, counterfeiter, sham, humbug, phony, bum, pretender, fraud, impostor, pseudo, put-on, charlatan, shark

British Dictionary definitions for quacksalver

quacksalver
/ (ˈkwækˌsælvə) /

noun

an archaic word for quack 2

Word Origin for quacksalver

C16: from Dutch, from quack, apparently: to hawk + salf salve 1