quack doctor
Fraudulent medical practitioner
A quack doctor is a fraudulent or incompetent medical practitioner—someone who claims medical expertise they don't possess, often peddling worthless remedies or treatments.
The term is slightly redundant, since quack alone carries this meaning, but the full phrase emphasizes the medical context: The town was full of quack doctors selling miracle cures.
See also quack.
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- mountebankTraveling seller of fake remedies
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- snake oilFraudulent cure-all
- snake oil salesmanFraudulent remedy peddler
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Licensed healthcare practitioner
attending physician · MD · registered nurse · licensed therapist
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