znachorka — meaning in English
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English meaning
- medicaster noun A quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.
- quacksalver noun One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
Senses
znachorka is used for these senses in English:
- medicaster (dated, now, chiefly, literary) A quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.
- medicine woman A female Native American (or, any other indigenous) shamanistic healer.
- quacksalver (archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack. [from c. 1570]