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What is another word for quack?

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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

Adjective

Fake, especially a person in the medical profession

Verb

To laugh, especially in a loud or harsh way

To make a husky, squawking noise

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Noun

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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

unscrupulous operator

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

Noun

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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

spoiler

ogre

public enemy number one

unscrupulous operator

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Adjective

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Fake, especially a person in the medical profession

phoney^UK

phony^US

laboured^UK

labored^US

to all intents and purposes

rumoured^UK

fantasized^US

rumored^US

inappropriately named

commonly named

wrongly named

fantasised^UK

acted

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

Verb

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To laugh, especially in a loud or harsh way

be rolling in the aisles

simper

snort

howl

dissolve into laughter

be convulsed with laughter

give a half-suppressed laugh

give a suppressed laugh

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Verb

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To make a husky, squawking noise

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