kwakzalver
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (obsolete) quacksalver, quackzalver, kwaksalver
Etymology[edit]
From kwakzalven + -er, from kwak (“quack”) + zalven (“to anoint”). Also compare quacken, kwaken (“to prattle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kwakzalver m (plural kwakzalvers, diminutive kwakzalvertje n)
- A quacksalver, fake healer
- Synonyms: kwakdokter, kwakzalf
- (generalised) A swindler, cheater, fraud, hustler
- Synonyms: charlatan, oplichter, kwakverkoper
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Descendants[edit]
- → English: quacksalver
- ⇒ English: quack
- → German: Quacksalber
- → Swedish: kvacksalvare