Pharmacopole

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of quack: a peddler of fraudulent medicines and cures. archaic

Etymology

From Latin pharmacopola, from Ancient Greek φαρμακοπώλης (pharmakopṓlēs), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, charm, enchantment”) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, “-seller, -monger”). Doublet of pharmacopolist.

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