kwakzalver

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) quacksalver, quackzalver, kwaksalver

Etymology

From kwakzalven +‎ -er, from kwak (“quack”) + zalven (“to anoint”). Also compare quacken, kwaken (“to prattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɑkˌsɑlvər/

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Noun

kwakzalver m (plural kwakzalvers, diminutive kwakzalvertje n)

1. A quacksalver, fake healer

   Synonyms: kwakdokter, kwakzalf

2. (generalised) A swindler, cheater, fraud, hustler

   Synonyms: charlatan, oplichter, kwakverkoper

Derived terms

• kwakzalveren
• kwakzalverij
• kwakzalversaap
• kwakzalversboekje
• kwakzalversgeheim
• kwakzalversgoed
• kwakzalversmiddel
• kwakzalverspoespas
• kwakzalverswinkel

 

Related terms

• kladzalver
• lapzalver

 

Descendants

• → English: quacksalver
  • ⇒ English: quack
• → German: Quacksalber
• → Swedish: kvacksalvare