A person who dishonestly claims knowledge of or skill in medicine; a pedlar of false cures; = quack, n.2 1.
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释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > healer > physician > [noun] > ignorant or untrained > charlatan (15) quacksalver1579 A person who dishonestly claims knowledge of or skill in medicine; a pedlar of false cures; = quack, n.2 1. medicastra1602 A female medicaster. water-caster1603 derogatory. A person who diagnoses illness on the basis of the visual inspection of urine, a uroscopist; (more generally) a quack. Cf. piss-prophet… quack1638 A person who dishonestly claims to have medical or surgical skill, or who advertises false or fake remedies; a medical impostor. Cf. charlatan, n. 2. medicaster1639 A person who pretends to medical skill; a quack, a charlatan. amethodist1654 A person who follows no method; spec. an untrained or unqualified physician; a quack. Cf. amethodical, adj. charlatana1680 An empiric who pretends to possess wonderful secrets, esp. in the healing art; an empiric or impostor in medicine, a quack. quackster1709 A quack, a quacksalver. crocus1785 slang. A quack doctor. Sangrado1812 A medical practitioner resembling Dr. Sangrado; a doctor given to bleeding, or an ignorant pretender to medical knowledge. sangrador1832 = Sangrado, n. Subcategories:— itinerant (2) — practising on a stage (1) — diagnosing by inspection of urine (1) |
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