quacksalver
[ kwak-sal-ver ]
/ ˈkwækˌsæl vər /
Save This Word!
noun
a quack doctor.
a charlatan.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.
Question 1 of 7
Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
Words nearby quacksalver
qua, Quaalude, quack, quackery, quack grass, quacksalver, Quaco, quad, quad-band, quad bike, Quad Cities
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for quacksalver
Francis Quicksilver, would God thou hadst turned quacksalver, rather than run into these dissolute and lewd courses!
The Works of John Marston|John MarstonI have done ill to unbosom myself so far to this poisonous quacksalver.
The Fair Maid of Perth|Sir Walter ScottAm I not yclept quacksalver by those that come not near me, and wizard by those I heal?
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade
British Dictionary definitions for quacksalver
Word Origin for quacksalver
C16: from Dutch, from quack, apparently: to hawk + salf salve 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012