quack
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8.4
- noun
- /kwæk/
- Offensive
:
charlatán
- To my colleagues I am a charlatan, a quack.
Doctor Schwartz was also spammed by quacks peddling shagga mushrooms.
- Doctor Schwartz was also spammed by quacks peddling shagga mushrooms.
- Any physician or quack could provide whatever drugs that they wanted.
- Theodore Morrell, who is this sort of quack Doctor Who uses all manner of homeopathic sort of progressive remedies.
- they are doing going to quacks like pharmacists who call themselves doctors.
- And we need pervert quack shaman doctors like this witch doctor in in San Francisco.
Examples
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We have to get you to a proper doctor, and I don't mean some quack in Marseilles.
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Now, as soon as we get our son, I'm going to report this quack.
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I know I sound a little bit like a quack, but do some research; it is pretty impressive.
Blog text (19) -
The surgeon turned out to be a quack.
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Should've known this doctor was a quack.
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This was mainly at the hands of quacks and charlatans.
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Malpractice suits are often based upon, and won, by testimony provided by pseudo-scientists and quacks.
Academic text (1994) -
After receiving poor treatment, she realized that the clinic was run by a quack posing as a doctor.
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It's important to research your physician, as seeing a quack can lead to serious health risks.
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He warned his friends not to trust that quack who makes outrageous claims about miracle cures.
Synonyms
38
8.6
A person who says they have special skills to trick people
7
8.0
A person who tricks people by offering fake medicines or useless products
1
7.5
A person who pretends to be a doctor and gives fake medical treatments
Antonyms
Compounds
- UK
A common weed with long stems under the ground that spreads quickly through lawns
How Trustworthy
120
3.9
∞
1.0
120
4.0
- Offensive
39
8.4
- Offensive
38
8.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quack comes from an older word quacksalver, a person who loudly sold 'salve', a kind of healing cream, and shouted about miracle cures. That's why a quack became the name for someone who pretends to be a doctor but is not a real healer.