Kurpfuscher
German edit
Etymology edit
From Kur (“cure”) + Pfuscher (“botcher”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kurpfuscher m (strong, genitive Kurpfuschers, plural Kurpfuscher, feminine Kurpfuscherin)
- (medicine) quack, quacksalver (unqualified healer or incompetent doctor; male or unspecified sex)
- Synonym: Quacksalber
Usage notes edit
- As a tendency, Kurpfuscher is the more southern word, while Quacksalber is the more northern, though both are generally understood.
Declension edit
Declension of Kurpfuscher [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Kurpfuscher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kurpfuscher” in Duden online