pill pusher
Americannoun
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a medical doctor, especially one who too readily prescribes medication.
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a pharmacist.
Etymology
Origin of pill pusher
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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No one would consider calling a chiropodist-podiatrist a "corn cutter" any more than they would consider calling Dr. Jonas Salk a "pill pusher."
From Time Magazine Archive
U.S. moviemakers, struck by the popularity of TV programs about physicians and by the international success of some British medicomedies, all too often call in a pill pusher to remedy the money megrims.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bobst got his start as a $3-a-week pill pusher in Philadelphia, studied pharmacy at night, and got his license at 20.
From Time Magazine Archive
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