What is another word for quack?

Pronunciation: [kwˈak] (IPA)

Quack is a term used to describe someone who falsely claims to have a certain skill or expertise. There are numerous synonyms for this word, including charlatan, fraud, impostor, phony, faker, and pretender. These terms all imply someone who is attempting to deceive others in some way, whether it's by providing false medical advice, falsely claiming to be an expert in a certain field, or simply pretending to be someone or something they're not. Other synonyms for quack include scam artist, swindler, con artist, deceiver, and cheat. All of these words suggest a lack of integrity and a willingness to deceive or exploit others for personal gain.

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What are the opposite words for quack?

"Quack" is a term generally used to describe a person who pretends to have medical expertise or knowledge, or someone who lacks credibility. The antonyms for "quack" are practitioners who have a legitimate degree of expertise in their respective fields, such as physicians, doctors, and healthcare professionals. They follow ethical practices, operate within the law and have a proven history of helping and healing people. The antonyms of "quack" are individuals who are experienced and qualified to provide advice and have been professionally trained with the relevant knowledge and licenses to practice in their respective fields. Unlike quacks, these professionals are subject to rigorous testing and certification processes, ensuring that they meet the highest standards of care in their field.

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Usage examples for Quack

A "quack" he may be, but like the spiritualistic quack, he invokes the belief in the Supernatural, and perhaps shares it.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
There are still school tyrants who talk with philosophic air of flogging children to make them happier, and others who say with hard tones and clenched hands that "the one thing they will not allow in their schools is a sulky boy or girl," and they mean, when they say so, that if a boy is sulky they take no steps to find out the cause of his disease or the natural remedy for it, but they apply the universal remedy of the old-fashioned quack trainer and whip the poor boy, who is already suffering from some physical or nervous derangement.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
Then from the farmyard a good two hundred yards distant, would rise the reply, quack!
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard

Famous quotes with Quack

  • Don't quack like a duck, soar like an eagle.
    Ken Blanchard
  • Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his remedies.
    Francois Fenelon
  • A quack changes own sound track only to bring back the people behind oneself only.
    Anuj Somany
  • Sigmund Freud was a half baked Viennese quack. Our literature, culture, and the the films of Woody Allen would be better today if Freud had never written a word.
    Ian Shoales
  • Orthodox medicine has not found an answer to your complaint. However, luckily for you, I happen to be a quack.
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