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pharmacopole

pharmacopole noun: synonym of quack: a peddler of fraudulent medicines and cures.

Noun

pharmacopole (plural pharmacopoles)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of quack: a peddler of fraudulent medicines and cures.
    Synonyms:
    quack

Synonyms of pharmacopole

Forms of pharmacopole

pluralpharmacopoles

Origin of pharmacopole

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

Questions about pharmacopole

What does pharmacopole mean?
Pharmacopole means synonym of quack: a peddler of fraudulent medicines and cures.
What part of speech is pharmacopole?
Pharmacopole is a noun.
What is the plural of pharmacopole?
The plural of pharmacopole is pharmacopoles.

Words near pharmacopole in the dictionary

  1. pharmacopoeian
  2. pharmacopoeias
  3. pharmacopoeic
  4. pharmacopoeist
  5. pharmacopoeists
  6. pharmacopole
  7. pharmacopoles
  8. pharmacopolist
  9. pharmacopolists
  10. pharmacopolitan
  11. pharmacopolitans

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