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Noun

A person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine

(British, slang) A doctor

The sound that a duck makes

A person who is dishonest or a criminal

A laugh or cry indicating amusement or hilarity

Adjective

Fake, especially a person in the medical profession

Verb

Make husky, squawking noise

Laugh in a loud, harsh way

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A person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine

phoney^UK

phony^US

wolf in sheep's clothing

pretence^UK

pretense^US

unscrupulous operator

cowboy

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“An alternative medicine quack reckoned he could cure Faulkner of his twitching with a six-month course of treatment.”

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(British, slang) A doctor

“He went to see the quack this morning to get his monthly treatment.”

Noun

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The sound that a duck makes

“We could hear the quack of the ducks as we circled the pond.”

Noun

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A person who is dishonest or a criminal

gaolbird^UK

jailbird^US

phony^US

phoney^UK

member of a criminal gang

petty thief

ogre

public enemy number one

spectre^UK

specter^US

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A laugh or cry indicating amusement or hilarity

half-suppressed laugh

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Fake, especially a person in the medical profession

phoney^UK

phony^US

laboured^UK

labored^US

fantasized^US

fantasised^UK

to all intents and purposes

inappropriately named

itular

knock off

not what it is cracked up to be

rumoured^UK

rumored^US

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“I wouldn't trust that quack doctor with his wacky advice.”

Verb

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Make husky, squawking noise

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Laugh in a loud, harsh way

be rolling in the aisles

shake with laughter

hoot with laughter

dissolve into laughter

snort

be creased up

bust a gut

be convulsed with laughter

give a half-suppressed laugh

give a suppressed laugh

grin like a Cheshire cat

smile from ear to ear

grin from ear to ear

be all smiles

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