Masculine
Quacksalber
Meaning
quack, quacksalver (unqualified healer or incompetent doctor; male or unspecified sex)
Concepts
Synonyms
Wunderheiler
scharlatan
Translations
charlatan
kwakzalver
charlatán
ciarlatano
charlatão
şarlatan
αγύρτης κομπογιαννίτηςFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
gitterlidoggter
Basel-Landschaft
gitterlischwängger
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkvakˌzalbər/
Etymology
In summary
16th century, from Dutch kwakzalver, derived from Middle Dutch quacsalven (unsure whether verb or noun). Further origin disputed, though the second component is definitely Dutch zalf (“salve”).
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