chemist
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| —n | |
| 1. | (Brit) a shop selling medicines, cosmetics, etc |
| 2. | (Brit) a qualified dispenser of prescribed medicines |
| 3. | a person studying, trained in, or engaged in chemistry |
| 4. | an obsolete word for alchemist |
| [C16: from earlier chimist, from New Latin chimista, shortened from Medieval Latin alchimista | |
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Chemist
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Word Origin & History
chemist
1560s, "alchemist," chymist, from Fr. chimiste, from Mod.L. chimista, reduced from alchimista (see alchemy). Modern spelling is from c.1790. Meaning "chemical scientist" is from 1626; meaning "dealer in medicinal drugs" (mostly in England) is from 1745.
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chemist chem·ist (kěm'ĭst)
n.
Abbr. chem.
A scientist specializing in chemistry.
A pharmacist.
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chemist
n. [Cambridge] Someone who wastes computer time on number-crunching when you'd far rather the machine were doing something more productive, such as working out anagrams of your name or printing Snoopy calendars or running life patterns. May or may not refer to someone who actually studies chemistry.
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chemist definition
jargon(Cambridge) Someone who wastes computer time on number crunching when you'd far rather the computer were working out anagrams of your name or printing Snoopy calendars or running life patterns. May or may not refer to someone who actually studies chemistry.
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(1995-02-07)
Example sentences
Every drink takes the care and precision of a surgeon, the measurement of a chemist and the speed of a short-order chef.
Only when a new sample comes from the chemist, there's a bit of a break.
Short story about two employees at a roadside nightclub who join an impromptu search for a retired chemist.
The two have to be certified as a team, and a chemist must also certify the dog's nose.
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