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Definitions for Quack

[1] the harsh, throaty cry of a duck or any similar sound.
[2] to utter the cry of a duck or a sound resembling it.
[3] a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
[4] a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess; a charlatan.
[5] being a quack: a quack psychologist who complicates everyone's problems.
[6] presented falsely as having curative powers: quack medicine.
[7] of, relating to, or befitting a quack or quackery: quack methods.
[8] to treat in the manner of a quack.
[9] to advertise or sell with fraudulent claims.
[10] (of a duck) to utter a harsh guttural sound
[11] to make a noise like a duck
[12] the harsh guttural sound made by a duck
[13] an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge or other skills (as modifier ) a quack doctor
[14] British , Australian and NZ informal a doctor; physician or surgeon
[15] (intr) to act in the manner of a quack

Words related to Quack

simulated, bum, pseudo, phony, pretended, fake, sham, dissembling, mountebank, faker, sharp, whip, counterfeit, actor, cheat, counterfeiter, humbug, pretender, fraud, impostor

Words nearby Quack

qu yuan, qu'appelle, qu., qua, quaalude, quack, quack grass, quackery, quacksalver, quaco, quad

Origin of Quack

2First recorded in 1620–30; short for quacksalver

Other words from Quack

quack·ish , adjective
quack·ish·ly , adverb
quack·ish·ness , noun
quack′ er•y n.

Word origin for Quack

C17: short for quacksalver

Synonyms for Quack

bum, dissembling, fake, phony, pretended, pseudo, sham, simulated, dishonest, false, fraudulent, pretentious, unprincipled