Definition of Quackselver

Definition of Quackselver

Quack"sal*ver (?), n. [D. kwakzalver; cf. kwakzalven to quack or boast of one's salves. See Quack, Salve, n.] One who boasts of his skill in medicines and salves, or of the efficacy of his prescriptions; a charlatan; a quack; a mountebank. [Obs.] Burton.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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