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[Noun] | "quack*sal*ver" | \ ˈkwak-ˌsal-vər \
1: charlatan, quack
Origin: 1579 ;
Obsolete Dutch (now kwakzalver);
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[Noun] | "quacksalver"
1: one who makes false claims of identity or expertise;
* e.g., " ... the medical impostors on the information superhighway are no more scrupulous than earlier quacksalvers who traveled along the streets of towns and villages "
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fake,
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[ "Quacksalver" ]
1: This is very old slang, but is still used occasionally It refers to a person who falsely claims to have medical knowledge or qualifications, especially one who dispenses pills, potions and ointments that have curative properties. The word comes from the Middle Dutch word kwaksalver which means one who sells salves and ointments. Although seldom used nowadays quacksalver is the origin of the term quack which means pretty much the same thing.
* e.g., ... “Johnny’s in hospital with pneumonia, his doctor missed it!”
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