quack vs doctor

doctor vs quack

quack and doctor both are nouns.

quack is an adjective but doctor is not an adjective.

quack and doctor both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quack	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
doctor	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, doctor is a hypernym of quack; that is, doctor is a word with a broader meaning than quack:

quack: an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
doctor: a licensed medical practitioner

Other hypernyms of quack include doc, Dr., MD, medico, physician, charlatan, mountebank.

quack (noun)	doctor (noun)
the harsh sound of a duck	children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice	a licensed medical practitioner
	a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution

quack (adjective)	doctor (adjective)
medically unqualified

quack (verb)	doctor (verb)
act as a medical quack or a charlatan	give medical treatment to
utter quacking noises	alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

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