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- Dictionaryquack/kwak/
noun
- 1. the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck: "I heard a quack and saw some ducks huddled together"
verb
- 1. (of a duck) make a quack: "ducks quacked from the lake"
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a person who dishonestly pretends to have medical skills or knowledge. UK informal often disapproving. a doctor: Have you seen a quack about that cough?
The meaning of QUACK is to make the characteristic cry of a duck. How to use quack in a sentence.
1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] If you call someone a quack or a quack doctor, you mean that they claim to be skilled in medicine but are not. [disapproval] I went everywhere for treatment, tried all sorts of quacks. Synonyms: doctor, GP, physician, medical practitioner More Synonyms of quack.
a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill: Desperation for a cure led her to a quack who took her money. a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, or qualifications they do not possess; a charlatan. Synonyms: phony, mountebank.
a person who dishonestly pretends to have medical skills or knowledge. UK informal often disapproving. a doctor: Have you seen a quack about that cough?
n. 1. An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment. 2. A charlatan; a mountebank. adj. Relating to or characteristic of a quack: a quack cure. intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks. To act as a medical quack or a charlatan. [Short for quacksalver .] quack′er·y n. quack′ish adj. quack′ish·ly adv.
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice. see more. adjective. medically unqualified. “a quack doctor” synonyms: unqualified. not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training. verb. act as a medical quack or a charlatan. see more. Pronunciation. US. /kwæk/ UK.
Definition of quack noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Quack Definition. The sound made by a duck, or any sound like it. An untrained person who practices medicine fraudulently. Any person who pretends to have knowledge or skill in a particular field; charlatan. A charlatan; a mountebank. Carlyle. To utter the characteristic sound or cry of a duck, or a sound like it.
Jun 15, 2024 · quack (plural quacks) ( derogatory) A fraudulent healer, especially a bombastic peddler in worthless treatments, a doctor who makes false diagnoses for monetary benefit, or an untrained or poorly trained doctor who uses fraudulent credentials to attract patients [from c. 1630] That doctor is nothing but a lousy quack!
