pharmacopole
1 synonym for pharmacopole, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (dated) Another word for a quack: someone who sells fake medicines and false cures.
Synonyms
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Etymology
It comes from Latin pharmacopola, from Ancient Greek φαρμακοπώλης (pharmakopṓlēs), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, charm, enchantment”) plus -πώλης (-pṓlēs, “-seller, -monger”). It is a doublet of pharmacopolist.
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