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Synonyms & Antonyms of quacksalver
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
- the medical impostors on the information superhighway are no more scrupulous than earlier quacksalvers who traveled along the streets of towns and villages
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Near Antonyms for quacksalver
- ace,
- adept,
- authority,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- expert,
- maestro,
- master,
- past master,
- professional,
- virtuoso,
- whiz,
- wizard
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“Quacksalver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quacksalver. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of quacksalver was in 1579
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