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单词 quacksalver
释义

quacksalver

noun

quack·​sal·​ver ˈkwak-ˌsal-vər How to pronounce quacksalver (audio)
: charlatan, quack

Synonyms

  • charlatan
  • fake
  • faker
  • fakir
  • fraud
  • hoaxer
  • humbug
  • impostor
  • imposter
  • mountebank
  • phony
  • phoney
  • pretender
  • quack
  • ringer
  • sham
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Example Sentences

the medical impostors on the information superhighway are no more scrupulous than earlier quacksalvers who traveled along the streets of towns and villages

Word History

Etymology

obsolete Dutch (now kwakzalver)

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

quacksalver

noun

as in fake
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fake
  • sham
  • fraud
  • quack
  • pretender
  • impostor
  • deceiver
  • operator
  • charlatan
  • ringer
  • mountebank
  • faker
  • actor
  • phony
  • misleader
  • fakir
  • feigner
  • imposter
  • phoney
  • hoaxer
  • cozener
  • sharper
  • counterfeiter
  • humbug
  • skinner
  • mimic
  • copycat
  • imitator
  • dissembler
  • swindler
  • defrauder
  • dodger
  • duper
  • sharpie
  • trickster
  • impersonator
  • bluffer
  • poseur
  • scammer
  • sharpy
  • scamster
  • fraudster

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • past master
  • master
  • expert
  • authority
  • professional
  • wizard
  • ace
  • virtuoso
  • crackajack
  • maestro
  • whiz
  • adept
  • crackerjack
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