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QUACKSALVER Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise the medical impostors on the information superhighway are no more scrupulous than earlier quacksalvers who traveled along the streets of towns and villages. fraud. fake. sham. www.merriam-webster.com
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quacksalver - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
quacksalver (plural quacksalvers). (archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., ... en.wiktionary.org
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QUACKSALVER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of QUACKSALVER is charlatan, quack. www.merriam-webster.com
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quacksalver
quacksalver (ˈkwæksælvə(r)) Also 6–7 quack(e)-, 7 quaksaluer. [a. early mod.Du. (16th c.) quacksalver (Kilian; mod.Du. kwakzalver), whence also G. quacksalber, Sw. qvacksalfvare: the second element is f. salf, zalf salve, ointment, and the first is commonly regarded as the stem of quacken (mod.Du. k... Oxford English Dictionary
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QUACKSALVER - 9 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English
These are words and phrases related to quacksalver. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. QUACK. Synonyms. quack · ignorant pretender. dictionary.cambridge.org
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A.Word.A.Day --quacksalver - Wordsmith.org
noun: A quack: one pretending to have skills or knowledge, especially in medicine. ETYMOLOGY: From obsolete Dutch (now kwakzalver), from quack (boast) + salve ... wordsmith.org
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Samuel Fuller (Pilgrim)
References Further reading Norman Gevitz, "Samuel Fuller of Plymouth Plantation: A 'Skillful Physician' or 'Quacksalver'?'" wikipedia.org
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QUACKSALVER definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
Definition of 'quacksalver'. COBUILD frequency band. quacksalver in American English. (ˈkwækˌsælvər ). noun. Rare. a quack; charlatan. Webster's New World ... www.collinsdictionary.com
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Quacksalver - Wacky Word Wednesday - CSOFT Blog
Quacksalver comes from the late 16th century's Dutch word kwakzalver, a “hawker of salve.” The Middle Dutch word is ... blog.csoftintl.com
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Quacksalver - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Originating in the 1570s from "quack," this word means one who boasts of medical skill, often a fraudulent or charlatan healer. www.etymonline.com
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QUACKSALVER Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
a person who dishonestly claims knowledge of, or skill in, medicine; a pedlar of false cures. From BBC www.dictionary.com
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quacksalving
† quacksalving, ppl. a. Obs. (ˈkwæksælvɪŋ) [f. *quacksalve vb. (inferred from quacksalver) + -ing2.] Quackish. 1. Of things: Belonging to, or characteristic of, a quacksalver.1608 Middleton Mad World ii. vi, Any quacksalving terms will serve for this purpose. a 1691 Bp. Croft in Somers Tracts (ed. S... Oxford English Dictionary
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Kenilworth (novel)
Tressilian's horse loses a shoe, and a schoolmaster, Erasmus Holiday, arranges for Dickie Sludge to conduct him to Wayland Smith, the former attendant of a quacksalver wikipedia.org
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quackster
† ˈquackster Obs. rare—1. [f. quack v.1 + -ster.] A quack, quacksalver.1709 Brit. Apollo II. No. 44. 3/1 The Quackster..with Death signs our Quietus. Oxford English Dictionary
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Quackery
Quacksalver Unproven, usually ineffective, and sometimes dangerous medicines and treatments have been peddled throughout human history. wikipedia.org
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