quacksalver
quack·sal·ver
quacksalver · quacksalvers
One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses…One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
UK/ˈkwæksælvə/US/ˈkwæksælvɚ/
Значение
значений: 1(архаичное)One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
Quacksalber
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Переводы
языков: 7Русский
one falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills:
Deutsch
one falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills:
Происхождение
From Dutch quacksalver (“a hawker of salve”) (now spelt kwakzalver), derived from Middle DFrom Dutch quacksalver (“a hawker of salve”) (now spelt kwakzalver), derived from Middle Dutch quacsalven (noun or verb), from kwaken (“to boast, to brag; to croak”) + salve (“ointment, salve”) (modern Dutch zalf) + -er (agent noun suffix).
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