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quacksalver

quack·sal·ver
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwak-sal-ver]
    • /ˈkwækˌsæl vər/
    • /ˈkwæk.ˌsæl.və/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwak-sal-ver]
    • /ˈkwækˌsæl vər/

Definitions of quacksalver word

  • noun quacksalver a quack doctor. 1
  • noun quacksalver a charlatan. 1
  • noun quacksalver (archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc. supposedly having curative powers. 1
  • noun quacksalver a quack; charlatan 0

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Origin of quacksalver

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < early Dutch (now kwakzalver); see quack1, salve1, -er1

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Parts of speech for Quacksalver

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

quacksalver popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

quacksalver usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for quacksalver

noun quacksalver

  • actor — An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. 'Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called 'actors' rather than 'actresses'.
  • bum — Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
  • charlatan — You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.
  • cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
  • counterfeit — Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.

Antonyms for quacksalver

noun quacksalver

  • reality — the state or quality of being real.

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