quackbuster
quackbuster noun: a person or agency that seeks to expose and discredit quackery.
Noun
quackbuster (plural quackbusters)
- A person or agency that seeks to expose and discredit quackery.
- That interest has exceeded its original bounds as a hobby; now, Dr. Barrett is a "quackbuster” full-time.1986, California Physician, page 48
- This meant that while most of the public continued to associate the work of the FDA with its policing duties as de facto quackbuster, the administration quietly spent more time and money investigating the booming pharmaceutical industry.2013, Eric W. Boyle, Quack Medicine, page 142
Forms of quackbuster
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Origin of quackbuster
From quack + buster.
Questions about quackbuster
- What does quackbuster mean?
- Quackbuster means a person or agency that seeks to expose and discredit quackery.
- What part of speech is quackbuster?
- Quackbuster is a noun.
- What is the plural of quackbuster?
- The plural of quackbuster is quackbusters.
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