pharmacist
[ fahr-muh-sist ]
noun
a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines; druggist; apothecary; pharmaceutical chemist.
Origin of pharmacist
1First recorded in 1825–35; pharmac(y) + -ist
- Also phar·ma·ceu·tist [fahr-muh-soo-tist]. /ˌfɑr məˈsu tɪst/.
Other words for pharmacist
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How to use pharmacist in a sentence
A knowledge of these facts may prove useful to the pharmaceutist.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleyI opened business as a pharmaceutist on a corner that was a favorite haunt of theirs.
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British Dictionary definitions for pharmacist
pharmacist
less commonly pharmaceutist (ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪst)
/ (ˈfɑːməsɪst) /
noun
a person qualified to prepare and dispense drugs
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