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Meaning of "quack doctor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUACK DOCTOR

quack doctor  [kwæk ˈdɒktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUACK DOCTOR

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Quack doctor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES QUACK DOCTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

quack doctor

Quackery

Quackery is the promotion of unproven or fraudulent medical practices. Random House Dictionary describes a "quack" as a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess; a charlatan". The word "quack" derives from the archaic word "quacksalver", of Dutch origin, literally meaning "hawker of salve". In the Middle Ages the word quack meant "shouting". The quacksalvers sold their wares on the market shouting in a loud voice. "Health fraud" is often used as a synonym for quackery, but quackery's salient characteristic is its more aggressive promotion. "Pseudo-medicine" is a term for treatments known to be ineffective, regardless of whether their advocates themselves believe in their effectiveness.

Definition of quack doctor in the English dictionary

The definition of quack doctor in the dictionary is an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge or other skills.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUACK DOCTOR


acta
ˈæktə
actor
ˈæktə
character
ˈkærɪktə
concocter
kənˈkɒktə
concoctor
kənˈkɒktə
connecter
kəˈnɛktə
contractor
ˈkɒntræktə
director
dɪˈrɛktə
doctor
ˈdɒktə
factor
ˈfæktə
horse-doctor
ˈhɔːsˌdɒktə
nondoctor
ˌnɒnˈdɒktə
octa
ˈɒktə
okta
ˈɒktə
paradoctor
ˌpærəˈdɒktə
proctor
ˈprɒktə
proproctor
prəʊˈprɒktə
sector
ˈsɛktə
vector
ˈvɛktə
victor
ˈvɪktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUACK DOCTOR

qua
quaalude
quack
quack grass
quack-quack
quacker
quackeries
quackery
quackish
quacksalver
quacksalving
quacky
quad
quad bike
quad-band
quad.
quadded
quadding
quadplay
quadplex

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUACK DOCTOR

Angelic Doctor
barefoot doctor
Cape doctor
company doctor
connector
eye doctor
family doctor
flying doctor
go for the doctor
hospital doctor
house doctor
junior doctor
King´s proctor
lady doctor
medical doctor
panel doctor
Queen´s proctor
saw doctor
spin doctor
witch doctor
woman doctor

Synonyms and antonyms of quack doctor in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «quack doctor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUACK DOCTOR

Find out the translation of quack doctor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quack doctor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quack doctor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

江湖郎中
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

curandero
570 millions of speakers

English

quack doctor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीम हकीम चिकित्सक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطبيب المشعوذ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шарлатан врач
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

médico charlatão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেক ডাক্তার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

charlatan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Doktor quack
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quacksalber
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

いんちき医師
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돌팔이 의사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dokter dhokter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quack bác sĩ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டாக்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कश डॉक्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doktor hekimliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

medico ciarlatano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lekarz szarlatan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шарлатан лікар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

medic șarlatan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κομπογιαννίτης γιατρός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwakzalver
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kvacksalvare läkare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvakksalver
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUACK DOCTOR»

The term «quack doctor» is normally little used and occupies the 123.637 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUACK DOCTOR» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUACK DOCTOR»

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1
The Quack Doctor: Historical Remedies For All Your Ills
The story of quack advertising is bawdy, gruesome, funny and sometimes moving - and in this book it takes to the stage to promote itself as a fascinating part of the history of medicine.
Caroline Rance, 2013
2
Why Doctor Dobson Became a Quack
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
P. J. Noyes, 2005
3
Quack Medicine: A History of Combating Health Fraud in ...
This timely volume illustrates how and why the fight against quackery in modern America has largely failed, laying the blame on an unlikely confluence of scientific advances, regulatory reforms, changes in the medical profession, and the ...
Eric W. Boyle, 2013
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The Quack-Doctor. A Poem. [By the Rev.-Burke?] As Originally ...
Е IO i His Majelty of Рапида! Lives by the Virtue of my Pill : And a Dozen more that I could name, 4.0 All Perfons, too, of equal Fame. Had I been there, Го many Men Had not been loit at Dettingen. What lations upon the Recovery of Ahis Health ...
‎1745
5
Storytime Stretchers: Tongue Twisters, Choruses, Games, and ...
You've got the epizoodic (oh!)." "The what?" asked the duck (quack!). "The epizoodic (oh!), no more nor less," answered Doctor Drake (clap! clap!). The duck (quack!) was annoyed. "What a doctor (clap!)! I'd sooner go to a quack doctor ( clap!).
Naomi Baltuck, 2007
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Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and ...
The Quack Doctor emblematized the genre's frequent attempts to attack, deflate, and discount African American class mobilization in the antebellum era by mocking the credibility of black socioeconomic leadership and professionalism.
Daphne Brooks, 2006
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Performance and Politics in Popular Drama: Aspects of ...
Why, straight from the continent I came To cure this man King George here's slain . OLD WOMAN: How earnest thou to be a doctor? QUACK DOCTOR: By my travels. OLD WOMAN: Travels: Oh, where has thou travelled? QUACK DOCTOR: I've ...
David Bradby, Louis James, Bernard Sharratt, 1981
8
Dutch Art: An Encyclopedia
Quacksalvors, quack doctors The kwakzalver, or quack doctor, as he appears in Dutch art may be defined as a medical practitioner who performs diag— nostic or therapeutic procedures outside of either an office or a domestic setting.
Sheila D. Muller, 2013
9
The Visitor: Or, Monthly Instructor
never should knowall the days of your life; but as there U some danger that, at one time or other, you may fall into the hands of quack doctors, if you remain in ignorance of them, so I will, as well as I can, explain, what a quack doctor is, that you ...
‎1835
10
The Weekly Visitor
never should know all the days of your life ; but as there is some danger that, at one time or other, you may fall into the hands of quack doctors, if you remain in ignorance of them, so I will, as well as I can, explain, what a quack doctor is, that  ...
‎1835

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUACK DOCTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quack doctor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Quack Doctor Who Pretended To Be Oncologist Seized For Duping …
A 69-year-old native of El Cerrito, Richmond, Vincent Gammill, who claimed to be an expert oncologist has been nabbed for prescribing expired medications ... «Echo Examiner, Jul 15»
2
How one quack doctor almost destroyed Brian Wilson's career
But even though the new Brian Wilson flick “Love & Mercy,” which opens Friday, devotes plenty of time to the tyrannical reign of Dr. Eugene Landy over much of ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
3
Maryland woman dies in Queens basement after silicone butt lift …
A Maryland woman who adored bootylicious Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj died after receiving butt injections in a Queens basement by a quack doctor who fled the ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
4
Kejriwal takes swift action against Capital's quack doctors
A complaint against three quacks operating from New Delhi district was ... We have issued notices to them,” one of the members from the committee Dr Anil ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
5
Inside the Dirty, Deadly World of Nigeria's Quack Doctors
The incidence of quack doctors is a major headache for health authorities across Nigeria. The authorities have almost always looked on helplessly when ... «Premium Times, Dec 14»
6
The Menace Of Quack Doctors
In our view, these lapses cannot be said to be the reason for the activities of quack doctors who are people who never attended any medical school. Some are ... «Leadership Newspapers, Nov 14»
7
Quack doctor freed from prison, jailed after killing again
A quack doctor who believes water causes disease and has had at least 16 patients die from his treatment was released early from prison only to kill again, ... «South China Morning Post, Nov 14»
8
Malawi arrest another quack doctor at Queens Hospital
Malawi Police have arrested another man posing as a doctor was arrested at the country's major referral centre, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in ... «Nyasa Times, Nov 14»
9
Judges apologise to Dundee academics over 'quack doctor' comment
Judges have apologised to two Dundee university academics who appeared as expert witnesses after their judgement made reference to a "quack" doctor. «BBC News, Apr 13»
10
Speed up prosecution of quack abortion doctor - Anas
Speed up prosecution of quack abortion doctor - Anas ... Aremeyaw Anas has bemoaned the slow pace of prosecution of an alleged quack Doctor, Joshua Drah. «GhanaWeb, Apr 13»

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