Synonyms of quacksalvers

quacksalvers

noun

plural of quacksalver

as in frauds

one who makes false claims of identity or expertise

the medical impostors on the information superhighway are no more scrupulous than earlier quacksalvers who traveled along the streets of towns and villages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frauds
• fakes
• shams
• pretenders
• imposters
• quacks
• deceivers
• charlatans
• impostors
• misleaders
• operators
• mountebanks
• fakers
• actors
• humbugs
• phoneys
• phonies
• fakirs
• ringers
• counterfeiters
• mimics
• hoaxers
• imitators
• feigners
• dissemblers
• skinners
• copycats
• dodgers
• swindlers
• impersonators
• cozeners
• duper
• tricksters
• sharpies
• poseurs
• scammers
• sharpers
• defrauders
• fraudsters
• bluffers
• scamsters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• professionals
• past masters
• experts
• masters
• authorities
• virtuosi
• wizards
• adepts
• aces
• virtuosos
• maestros
• crackajacks
• whizzes
• maestri
• crackerjacks