drugstore

or drug store

[ druhg-stawr, -stohr ]

/ ˈdrʌgˌstɔr, -ˌstoʊr /

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noun

the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.

Nearby words

druglord, drugmaker, drugola, drugpusher, drugs, drugstore, drugstore cowboy, druid, druid stone, druidess, druidism

Origin of drugstore

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; drug¹ + store

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for drugstore

A few of those community leaders invited Scopes to the drugstore, bought him a fountain drink, and convinced him to stand trial.
The Scopes Monkey Trial 2.0: It’s Not About the Stupid Science-Deniers|Michael Schulson|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was in a drugstore on a lunch break when he chanced to see a book titled The Execution of Pvt. Eddie Slovik.
The Last American Soldier Executed for Desertion|Michael Daly|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We met there because there was a drugstore or a candy store on the corner.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I had run out of razor blades ,and went to a drugstore, and had a really negative experience,” Katz-Mayfield told me.
After 100 Years, the Shaving Industry Is Finally being Disrupted|Daniel Gross|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This is the same street where the drugstore, in which you always waited is located.
The Man Oswald First Tried to Kill Before JFK|Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Just then MacAllister stepped over from his drugstore to join them.
The Invaders|Benjamin Ferris
We walked into a drugstore and he dropped a nickel into a payphone, hunching the receiver between ear and shoulder.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore
After classes I met Mary Ashton on the campus and invited her to go to the drugstore with me to have hot chocolate.
Jane Allen: Right Guard|Edith Bancroft
He stopped when he reached the group huddled in front of the drugstore, and glared accusingly at Alf Reesling.
Anderson Crow, Detective|George Barr McCutcheon
Then she went slowly into the drugstore which had struck George as a possible source of stimulant for himself.
The Magnificent Ambersons|Booth Tarkington

British Dictionary definitions for drugstore

drugstore

/ (ˈdrʌɡˌstɔː) /

noun

US and Canadian a shop where medical prescriptions are made up and a wide variety of goods and sometimes light meals are sold

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drugstore

or drug store

noun

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drugstore

noun