kwakzalver
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