medicaster

Meaning

Noun

A quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.

Related

Similar words

quacksalver

Origin

From French médicastre or Italian medicastro, from Late Latin medicaster, from Latin medicus ("a doctor, a physician; a surgeon") + -aster.

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