单词 | quackster |
释义 | quackstern. A quack, a quacksalver.Apparently not recorded between the 18th and 20th centuries. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > physician > [noun] > ignorant or untrained > charlatan quacksalver1579 medicastra1602 water-caster1603 quack1638 medicaster1639 amethodist1654 charlatana1680 quackster1709 crocus1785 Sangrado1812 sangrador1832 1709 Brit. Apollo 24–26 Aug. The Quackster..with Death signs our Quietus. 1922 Iowa City Press-Citizen 18 Sept. 4/3 Our doc..can't help us much, it seems; then we would have the quackster with all his hopjoint dreams. 1989 Toronto Star (Nexis) 12 Dec. d1 One of the distinguishing features of quacksters is that they actively cultivate dependency, whereas a responsible professional will try to cultivate independence and self-reliance. 2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 159 The quackster also sold a selection of impotence-alleviating medicaments, principally Graham's Solar & Imperial Pills. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1709 |
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