Quacksalber

German (Berlin)

/ˈkvakˌzalbər/

noun
Definitions
  • (medicine) quack, quacksalver unqualified healer or incompetent doctor, male or unspecified sex

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish kwakzalver derived from Middle Dutch quacsalven.

Origin

Middle Dutch

quacsalven

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