curandero

Definitions of curandero
  1. noun
    an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
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    type of:
    facultativo, médico
    a licensed medical practitioner
    charlatán, sacamuelas, saltabanco, saltimbanqui
    a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
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