alchemist
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of alchemist
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English alkamist, probably from Medieval Latin alchymista, equivalent to alchym(ia) alchemy + -ista -ist
Example Sentences
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“I often refer to artists as alchemists and mad scientists, but he truly is,” says independent curator and Hammer adjunct Ali Subotnick, who organized that installation.
From Los Angeles Times
Maybe Shorter’s mind took to fusion not just out of aesthetic affinity, but because he was always a high-tech thinker and an alchemist; electronics never scared him, and authenticity felt relative.
From New York Times
He compares the dream to that of medieval alchemists searching for how to transmute lead into gold.
From Los Angeles Times
Medieval alchemists claimed that the mythical Philosopher's Stone would turn lead into gold.
From Salon
“Lead is important for the alchemist, who wanted to turn lead into gold.”
From New York Times
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