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druggist

American  
[druhg-ist] / ˈdrʌg ɪst /

noun

  1. a person who compounds or prepares drugs according to medical prescriptions; apothecary; pharmacist; dispensing chemist.

  2. the owner or operator of a drugstore.


druggist British  
/ ˈdrʌɡɪst /

noun

  1. Also called: pharmacist.  a person qualified to prepare and dispense drugs

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Etymology

Origin of druggist

1605–15; drug 1 + -ist; compare French droguiste

Example Sentences

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“Our druggist knows us and helps keep things straight,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023

Store by store, druggist by druggist, and prescription by prescription, the FDA team worked to find every patient who still had a bottle of the elixir and to confiscate the remaining medicine.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2022

Mr. Gower, the druggist, made a mistake in his fit of grief.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

It is surmised that during this time, James’ brother John Monroe, who served as Clay County coroner and Rector druggist, helped to fund his brother’s travels and exile in the West.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2014

She’d make me swing stinky censers around the counter, at the druggist, at the customers.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston