apothecary

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

Etymology

From Old French apotecaire (whence French apothicaire), from Medieval Latin apothecarius (“storekeeper”), from Latin apotheca (“(originally) repository, storehouse, warehouse; (later) shop, store”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “a repository, storehouse”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put”), literally “a place where things are put away”. Doublet of boutique and bodega.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pharmacist, druggist, chemist, pill pusher, pill roller

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