quacksalver

(kwaksal′vər)

noun

Now Rare a quack; charlatan

Origin: MDu (> Du kwaksalver) < quacken, to quack, brag, boast + zalf, salve, akin to Ger salbe, salve

See quacksalver in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Archaic
A quack or charlatan.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete Dutch

Origin: : Middle Dutch quac-, unguent

Origin: , or quacken, to quack, boast

Origin: + Middle Dutch salven, to salve

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