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MEDICASTER
Etymology
Noun
medicaster (plural medicasters)
(dated, now, chiefly, literary) A quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.
Synonyms
• quack
• quacksalver (archaic)
Anagrams
• miscreated
Source: Wiktionary
Med"i*cas`ter, n. Etym: [Cf. F. médicastre. See Medical.]
Definition: A quack. [R.] Whitlock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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