What do you call a doctor who is not very capable or doesn’t have a very good reputation?
| QUACK | 717 |
| HORSE DOCTOR | 163 |
| JACKLEG DOCTOR | 20 |
| BUTCHER | 19 |
| OLD QUACK | 16 |
| QUACK DOCTOR | 14 |
| FAKE | 10 |
| POOR DOCTOR | 10 |
| SAWBONES | 10 |
| JACKLEG | 6 |
| CHARLATAN | 5 |
| SHYSTER | 5 |
| NO GOOD | 4 |
| VET | 4 |
| HACK | 3 |
| KILLER | 3 |
| PILL-PUSHER | 3 |
| SORRY DOCTOR | 3 |
| FOUR-FLUSHER | 2 |
| HERB DOCTOR | 2 |
| HE’S SORRY | 2 |
| NO-GOOD DOCTOR | 2 |
| OLD QUACK DOCTOR | 2 |
| ONE-HORSE DOCTOR | 2 |
| PILL-PEDDLER | 2 |
| PILL-ROLLER | 2 |
| QUACKY | 2 |
| VETERINARIAN | 2 |
| ANIMAL DOCTOR | 1 |
| BAD DOCTOR | 1 |
| BLOODSUCKER | 1 |
| BONES | 1 |
| CLACKIES | 1 |
| COW DOCTOR | 1 |
| CRACKERJACK DOCTOR–IF HE’S A GOOD ONE | 1 |
| CROAKER | 1 |
| DOCTOR KILLEM | 1 |
| DOG DOCTOR | 1 |
| DOPE-HEAD | 1 |
| FAKER | 1 |
| FLIM-FLAM DOCTOR | 1 |
| FLUNKY | 1 |
| FRAUD | 1 |
| GOOFBALL | 1 |
| HE JUST DON’T KNOW IT | 1 |
| HICK DOCTOR | 1 |
| HOODOO DOCTOR | 1 |
| I WOULDN’T HAVE HIM TO DOCTOR A SICK DOG | 1 |
| IMPOSTOR | 1 |
| JAKELEG DOCTOR | 1 |
| JERK | 1 |
| KILL-ALL AND CURE-NONE | 1 |
| KNIFE-HAPPY | 1 |
| LAZY | 1 |
| LEECH | 1 |
| LONG-HEAD | 1 |
| MEDICAL SALESMAN | 1 |
| MONEY THIEF | 1 |
| MONEY-GRABBER | 1 |
| NEEDLE-PUSHER | 1 |
| NIGGERS’ DOCTOR | 1 |
| NO DOCTOR | 1 |
| NO-COUNT | 1 |
| NO-GOOD S.O.B. | 1 |
| NOT ANY GOOD | 1 |
| NOT MUCH OF A DOCTOR | 1 |
| NOT NO GOOD | 1 |
| NOT RELIABLE | 1 |
| NOTHING | 1 |
| NOTHING BUT A JIVER | 1 |
| NOTHING BUT A VETERINARIAN | 1 |
| NURSE | 1 |
| OLD DOC YAK | 1 |
| OLD FART | 1 |
| OLD FOGY | 1 |
| OLD NO-GOOD DOCTOR | 1 |
| OLD QUACKY | 1 |
| OLD SAWBONES | 1 |
| OLD-TIMER | 1 |
| PHONY | 1 |
| PILL DOCTOR | 1 |
| PILL-BENDER | 1 |
| PILL-JERKER | 1 |
| PLUMBER | 1 |
| PRACTITIONER | 1 |
| PUNK DOCTOR | 1 |
| QUACKER | 1 |
| SECOND-CLASS DOCTOR | 1 |
| SHADY | 1 |
| SHOULDN’T BE PRACTISING | 1 |
| SORRY PERSON | 1 |
| SURGEON | 1 |
| THAT DOCTOR | 1 |
| TWO-BY-FOUR | 1 |
| UNDESIRABLE DOCTOR | 1 |
| VETINARY | 1 |
| WITCH DOCTOR | 1 |
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