Dentist vs. Quack

Dentistnoun

A medical doctor who specializes in dentistry.

Dentistnoun

One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon.

Dentistnoun

a person qualified to practice dentistry

Dentistnoun

a person who is qualified to treat diseases and other conditions that affect the teeth and gums, especially the repair and extraction of teeth and the insertion of artificial ones

Dentist

A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a medical professional who specializes in dentistry, the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aids in providing oral health services.

Quacknoun

The sound made by a duck.

Quacknoun

A fraudulent healer or incompetent professional, especially a doctor of medicine; an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine.

Quacknoun

A charlatan.

Quacknoun

(slang) A doctor.

Quackverb

To make a noise like a duck.

Quackverb

To practice or commit quackery.

Quackverb

(obsolete) To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast.

Quackadjective

Falsely presented as having medicinal powers.

Quackverb

To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.

Quackverb

To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast.

Quackverb

To act the part of a quack, or pretender.

Quacknoun

The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise.

Quacknoun

A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.

Quacknoun

Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan.

Quackadjective

Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack medicine; a quack doctor.

Quacknoun

an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice

Quacknoun

the harsh sound of a duck

Quackverb

utter quacking noises;

Quackverb

act as a medical quack or a charlatan

Quackadjective

medically unqualified;