quacksalver

English

/ˈkwæksælvə/, /ˈkwæksælvɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.

Etymology

Derived from Middle Dutch kwaksalver (a hawker of salve, salve, hawker of salve).

Origin

Middle Dutch

kwaksalver

Gloss

a hawker of salve, salve, hawker of salve

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms