medicaster
me·dic·as·ter
medicaster · medicasters
A quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledgeA quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.
UK/ˈmɛdɪkastə/US/ˈmɛdəˌkæstɚ/
Meaning
1 senses(dated, literary)A quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From French médicastre or Italian medicastro, from Late Latin medicaster, from Latin medicFrom French médicastre or Italian medicastro, from Late Latin medicaster, from Latin medicus (“a doctor, a physician; a surgeon”) + -aster (suffix forming nouns expressing incomplete resemblance, which are thus usually pejorative).
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Forms
plural: medicasters| Singular | medicaster |
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