chemist's shop
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈkɛmɪsts ʃɒp/
- UK
:
farmacia
- After feeling unwell, she decided to visit the chemist's shop for some cold medicine.
Examples
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The chemist's shop sells a variety of health products, including vitamins and herbal supplements.
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You can't walk into the chemist's shop and buy a movie camera to take home movies.
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Turned my best sitting room into a chemist's shop.
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Here in the chemist's shop, there are three, for instance: Scary, Embarrassing, and Nice.
Fiction book (2000) -
Him and his goggles and his chemist's shop.
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I'd been knocked down by a taxi and came to in a chemist's shop.
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He'd been knocked down by a taxi and carried into a chemist's shop in Liverpool.
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The general store, the chemist's shop, the paan shop, and the kabab walla on the ground floor of the building are still open.
Fiction book (2000) -
As they approached the main road, she noticed a chemist's shop and a photocopy shop, each a one-room storefront.
Fiction book (2002) -
I stopped by the chemist's shop to buy some aspirin for my headache.
Synonyms
141
2.3
A shop that sells medicines and other health items
103
1.0
A shop that sells medicine and everyday items like soap and snacks
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8.9
A shop that sells medicines and fills prescriptions
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7.9
A shop that sells medicines and natural health products
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8.1
A shop that sells medicines and fills prescriptions
A shop where you buy medicines and other health items
A shop where a person makes and sells medicines and home remedies
Surface Forms
Morphology
chemist's + shop
The phrase is a straightforward compound meaning ‘shop of a chemist’ — i.e. a place that sells medicines — so its meaning is directly derivable from the constituents 'chemist' + 'shop' and the possessive ’s marking ownership. This compositional pattern is common and follows normal English noun + shop naming, so a B1 learner who knows both words will very likely infer the intended meaning (noting the chiefly British usage).
Etymology
Chemist's shop comes from the old idea of a chemist — a person who mixed and prepared medicines — and a shop, a small place where they sold them; picture someone making remedies behind the counter. That's why chemist's shop means a place to buy medicines and health items, often called a 'pharmacy'.