druggist
5
4.4
- noun
- /ˈdrʌɡɪst/
- Archaic
:
farmacéutico
- The druggist in my neighborhood gives it to me without a prescription.
- a local druggist
- a corner druggist
- doctor and druggist
Examples
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Take this to the druggist and ask him to prepare it exactly.
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"My husband is so sick," she told the druggist.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Jesse, your prescription is ready," the druggist called out.
Fiction book (1994) -
She only wanted me to go down to the druggist to get her some headache tablets.
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The druggist waited, whistling, looking out the window, nodding to each person who passed along the Main Street of Fife.
Academic text (2010) -
I visited the druggist in town to pick up my medication for the week.
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The druggist provided helpful advice on over-the-counter remedies for my cold.
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Before going on vacation, I stopped by the druggist to refill my prescriptions.
Synonyms
100
3.0
A person who makes and gives out medicines and tells people how to use them
17
2.8
A person who makes and sells medicines in a pharmacy
10
9.9
A person who prepares and sells medicines, especially in the past
9
8.9
A shop that sells medicines and fills prescriptions
1
7.6
A person who measures and mixes medicines in a pharmacy
A person who prepares and gives medicines, usually a pharmacist
A person in old times who made and sold medicines
How Derogatory
- Offensive
38
8.6
- Offensive
39
8.4
- Offensive
- Archaic
5
4.4
100
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word druggist comes from the common word drug plus the ending -ist, which means 'one who sells' or 'one who does something'. So a druggist is someone who prepares and sells 'medicines', which is why it now means a pharmacist.