pharmacist

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

From pharmacy (“the art of preparing drugs, a drug, especially laxatives”) + -ist.

"You 're not going to believe what I just heard from the pharmacist at the corner. — Life Blood, Thomas Hoover
He set about it as a company of pharmacists might organize the distribution of some beneficial cure. — The Passionate Friends, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
How fortunate we were that day in town----" The man who had suggested that the hotel pharmacist could dispense hot drinks other than lemonade nudged an acquaintance. — Cynthia's Chauffeur, Louis Tracy

druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill pusher, pill roller

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning

From: —

Output

Worksheet Type (multi-select)

Scope

Difficulty

Max questions

0 words Min 50 words / Max 2,000 words