pharmacist

[fahr-muh-sist]

phar·ma·cist

[fahr-muh-sist]
noun
a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines; druggist; apothecary; pharmaceutical chemist.
Also, phar·ma·ceu·tist [fahr-muh-soo-tist] .


Origin:
1825–35; pharmac(y) + -ist


chemist.

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World English Dictionary
pharmacist or (less commonly) pharmaceutist (ˈfɑːməsɪst, ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪst)
 
n
a person qualified to prepare and dispense drugs
 
pharmaceutist or (less commonly) pharmaceutist
 
n

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pharmacist phar·ma·cist (fär'mə-sĭst)
n.
One who prepares and dispenses drugs; a druggist.

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