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pharmacist

pharmacist

100 3.0
A person who makes and gives out medicines and tells people how to use them
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑːrməˌsɪst/
translation icon : farmacéutico
  • So the pharmacist that had administered the vaccines didn't know the patient.
  • pharmacist fills a prescription
  • pharmacist provides information
  • pharmacist can provide

The question of does America have enough pharmacists?

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Examples

  • I went to the pharmacy to consult with the pharmacist about my allergy medication.

  • I'll go to the drugstore in the morning and ask the pharmacist about Dylar.

  • And I heard the head pharmacist say we might be completely out by the end of the month.

  • I am your local pharmacist.

  • The other guests were neighbors, the local pharmacist, and a Sunday School teacher.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • During the study, only the trial pharmacist had access to the treatment codes.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Also, medicines like amiodarone or bupropion can interact, so just check with your doctor or pharmacist first before starting a new medicine.

  • We have all our creams here, children's meds here, and the real pharmacist is taking care of that.

  • So normally we need a pharmacist actually and a bunch of technicians and nurses tend to dispense the meds on the wards.

  • The pharmacist provided me with helpful information on how to take my new prescription.

Synonyms

chemist
vspharmacist
  • UK
17 2.8

A person who makes and sells medicines in a pharmacy

is the trained and licensed expert responsible for dispensing and medicine counselling
apothecary
vspharmacist
  • Archaic
10 9.9

A person who prepares and sells medicines, especially in the past

is the modern licensed practitioner rather than a historical seller of medicines
chem
vspharmacist
  • UK
9 8.9

A shop that sells medicines and fills prescriptions

is the formal licensed professional title, not an informal shop name
druggist
vspharmacist
  • Archaic
5 4.4

A person who makes and sells medicines in a pharmacy

is a licensed medical supply professional who also advises on proper medicine use
compounder
vspharmacist
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A person who measures and mixes medicines in a pharmacy

is broader and includes dispensing and advising beyond just mixing
pill roller
vspharmacist
7.2

A person who prepares and gives medicines, usually a pharmacist

is the certified professional who also provides detailed medicine use information
chymist
vspharmacist
  • Archaic
9.9

A person in old times who made and sold medicines

is the contemporary licensed professional, unlike the archaic craftsperson role

Compounds

A person who sells illegal drugs on the street

How Trained

doctor
1.0
pharmacist
100 3.0
nurse
1.0
medicator
1 7.8
paramedical
  • Specialized
5.4
caregiver
  • US
79 3.2

Surface Forms

pharmacist singular
pharmacists plural

Morphology

pharmacist = pharmacy (transparent) = pharmac + ist

The agentive suffix '-ist' added to the drug-related base (represented by 'pharmac' → 'pharmacy') yields 'pharmacist' meaning a person working with medicines, which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Pharmacist comes from the old root pharmakon, which means 'drug' or 'medicine' and is the same root you see in pharmacy. The ending -ist means a person who does something, so a pharmacist is a person who prepares and gives medicines and explains how to use them.