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)
- a quacksalver, fake healer
- Synonyms: kwakdokter, kwakzalf
- (generalised) a swindler, cheater, fraud, hustler
Derived terms
- kwakzalveren
- kwakzalverij
- kwakzalversaap
- kwakzalversboekje
- kwakzalversgeheim
- kwakzalversgoed
- kwakzalversmiddel
- kwakzalverspoespas
- kwakzalverswinkel
Related terms
- kladzalver
- lapzalver
Descendants
- → English: quacksalver
- ⇒ English: quack
- → German: Quacksalber
- → Swedish: kvacksalvare