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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(humorous) A medical, or other, practitioner of dubious merit..
“What Mrs. Malaprop might justly call a quacktitioner, perhaps.”
In this business of pluviculture (as I have nicely named it) the operator (aptly called a "quacktitioner") promises showers on a thirsty land.
Use quacktitioner when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Quacktitioner means (humorous) A medical, or other, practitioner of dubious merit..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“What Mrs. Malaprop might justly call a quacktitioner, perhaps.”
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