Quackbuster

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person or agency that seeks to expose and discredit quackery. informal

    "That interest has exceeded its original bounds as a hobby; now, Dr. Barrett is a "quackbuster” full-time."

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"That interest has exceeded its original bounds as a hobby; now, Dr. Barrett is a "quackbuster” full-time."

Etymology

From quack + buster.

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