apothecary
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9.9
- noun
- /əˈpɑːθɪˌkɛri/
- Archaic
:
boticario
- The local apothecary had a wide selection of herbs and potions for various illnesses.
Examples
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I was the local apothecary.
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"I went out, I found an apothecary, I got what you needed, and I came back.
Fiction book (2002) -
There was no choice but to approach the apothecary.
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Where is Mr. Perry, the apothecary?
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Arsenic, from the apothecary around the corner.
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Hall left school at age 14 and was apprenticed by his father to a chemist so he could become an apothecary.
Academic text (2009) -
But I am not only a poet, but also, by your Lordship's favor... the Apothecary General of St. Mary's of Bethlehem Hospital.
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His own father, Bartholomeus the apothecary, had died when Jan was still a child, scarcely breeched.
Academic text (1999) -
The apothecary provided the villagers with the remedies they needed for their ailments.
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In the past, an apothecary was essential for treating common illnesses.
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who makes and gives out medicines and tells people how to use them
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2.8
A person who makes and sells medicines in a pharmacy
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4.4
A person who makes and sells medicines in a pharmacy
A person in old times who made and sold medicines
A person who prepares and gives medicines, usually a pharmacist
A person like a doctor or pharmacist who gives medicines to patients
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apothecary comes from an old Greek word apothēkē meaning 'store' or 'place for keeping things'. Long ago the name moved from the place to the person who kept and prepared medicines, so an apothecary was the person who made and sold remedies, like an old-fashioned pharmacist.