🦆Quack

noun
/kwæk/

Meaning

a person who pretends to be a doctor but has no medical training; the sound a duck makes
a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill; a charlatan

Example Sentences

People should be careful not to trust medical advice from a quack.

Beware of the quack who promises miracle cures online.

Synonyms

charlatan, fraud, impostor, fake doctor, mountebank, sham
Entry 1
charlatan, fraud, impostor, fake doctor
Entry 2
charlatan, fraud, impostor, mountebank, sham

Antonyms

qualified doctor, expert, professional, physician
Entry 1
qualified doctor, expert, professional
Entry 2
professional, expert, physician

Collocations

medical quack, quack doctor, quack remedy, expose a quack, medical quackery, quack cure
Entry 1
medical quack, quack doctor, quack remedy
Entry 2
quack doctor, quack remedy, expose a quack, medical quackery, quack cure

More Example Sentences

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs into the water while laughing at their hungry quacks.

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water and laughing as the ducks swim closer and closer while her mother sits on a nearby bench and watches and other children join in, bringing their own snacks to share and the ducks quack loudly, fighting over the biggest pieces

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water and laughing as the ducks swim closer and closer while her mother sits on a nearby bench and watches and other children join in, bringing their own snacks to share and the ducks quack loudly, fighting over the biggest pieces creating a funny scene that makes everyone smile

A child feeds ducks at the pond in the park on a warm afternoon after school throwing small pieces of bread into the water and laughing as the ducks swim closer and closer while her mother sits on a nearby bench and watches and other children join in, bringing their own snacks to share and the ducks quack loudly, fighting over the biggest pieces creating a funny scene that makes everyone smile and the little girl asks if they can come back tomorrow to do it again.

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