- pharmacist
- noun Date: 1834 a person licensed to engage in pharmacy
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Pharmacist — Phar ma*cist, n. One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmaceutist; a druggist. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pharmacist — UK US /ˈfɑːməsɪst/ noun [C] (UK also chemist) ► a person who is trained to prepare medicines and who works in a hospital or pharmacy (= special store selling medicines): » Pharmacists are experts on drug therapy … Financial and business terms
pharmacist — coined in English 1834; see PHARMACY (Cf. pharmacy) + IST (Cf. ist) … Etymology dictionary
pharmacist — *druggist, apothecary, chemist … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pharmacist — [n] druggist apothecary, pharma cologist; concept 357 … New thesaurus
pharmacist — ► NOUN ▪ a person qualified to prepare and dispense medicinal drugs … English terms dictionary
pharmacist — [fär′mə sist] n. a person licensed to practice pharmacy; druggist … English World dictionary
Pharmacist — For the precursor profession, see Apothecary. The mortar and pestle is an international symbol of pharmacists and pharmacies. Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and… … Wikipedia
pharmacist — UK [ˈfɑː(r)məsɪst] / US [ˈfɑrməsɪst] noun [countable] Word forms pharmacist : singular pharmacist plural pharmacists someone whose job is to prepare medicines for sale in a shop or in a hospital. A pharmacist s shop is called a pharmacist, a… … English dictionary
pharmacist — phar|ma|cist [ˈfa:məsıst US ˈfa:r ] n someone whose job is to prepare medicines in a shop or hospital ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ WORD CHOICE:pharmacist, pharmacy, chemist, chemist s, drugstore A pharmacist is someone who prepares and sells medicines. This is the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pharmacist — [[t]fɑ͟ː(r)məsɪst[/t]] pharmacists 1) N COUNT A pharmacist is a person who is qualified to prepare and sell medicines. Syn: chemist 2) N COUNT A pharmacist or a pharmacist s is a shop in which drugs and medicines are sold by a pharmacist. [mainly … English dictionary
