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quack2

quack2

 
pronunciation:
kwaek
parts of speech:
noun, adjective, intransitive verb
part of speech: noun
definition 1: someone who practices medicine incompetently and often without proper training.
The quack's medicines consisted mainly of alcohol and odd flavorings.He was arrested as a quack.
synonyms:
charlatan
definition 2: anyone who fraudulently claims a particular skill or knowledge.
Their so-called lawyer was a quack, who got them into trouble.
synonyms:
charlatan, fake, fraud, pretender
similar words:
mountebank
 
part of speech: adjective
definition: of, concerning, being, or characteristic of a quack.
That quack doctor put your life in danger.Many people became seriously ill after taking quack remedies.
synonyms:
fake
similar words:
counterfeit, false, fraudulent, phony, pretended, pseudo, put-on, sham
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: quacks, quacking, quacked
definition: to act as a quack.
similar words:
cheat, deceive, fake, pretend
derivations: quackish (adj.), quackishly (adv.), quackishness (n.)