quacker
Mallard, for one
A quacker is something that quacks—typically a duck.
The word appears most often in children's contexts or as playful slang: Look at all the little quackers in the pond.
It can also refer disparagingly to a quack doctor, though this use is uncommon.
Common dabbling waterfowl
- pintailDuck with elongated tailfeathers
- tealShade between aqua, cyan
- wigeonMedium-sized dabbling duck
- gadwallGray dabbling wetland bird
shoveler · canvasback · goldeneye · scaup · merganser · mandarin · eider · scoter
mallard
Common dabbling waterfowl
gadwall · shoveler · canvasback · goldeneye · scaup · merganser · mandarin · eider · scoter · redhead
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
sham · mountebank · pretender · hoaxer · conman · swindler · snake oil · huckster · flimflam · grifter
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
one-liner · zinger · quip · corny · groan · dad joke · punster · wordplay · silly · comedy
- to quack like a duckMimic waterfowl speech
- quack medicineFraudulent remedy, no efficacy
- quack like a duckImitate waterfowl vocalizations
- quack remedyFake cure peddled deceptively
- duck quackSound a waterfowl makes
- quack doctorUnqualified person practicing medicine