1 the sound that a duck makes
2 (informal, disapproving) a person who dishonestly claims to have medical knowledge or skills:
quack doctors * I've got a check-up with the quack (= the doctor) next week.
verb [V] when a duck quacks it makes the noise that is typical of ducks
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