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Meanings of quacksalver in English

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Someone who practices medicine without proper qualifications and/or promotes ineffective medical treatments.

Usage of quacksalver in English
1
And now away-orremain and see if the end of the quacksalver belies his life.
The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day
2
Am I not yclept quacksalver by those that come not near me, and wizard by those I heal?
The Cloister and the Hearth
3
They're a clever pack of quacksalvers, the Moths, and nobody ever quite knows what they're after.
Empire in black and gold
4
There are quacksalvers who will sell you anything.
Sir Mortimer: A Novel
5
"Quacksalver," Howard shot back, informing ignorant Ant-Ant Anthony that he was a charlatan.
A dark matter
Frequent collocations
Quacksalver through the time