pill pusher

noun

, Slang: Usually Disparaging.

1. a medical doctor, especially one who too readily prescribes medication.
2. a pharmacist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pill pusher¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The good old pill-pusher threw his saws behind the sofa, put his dip-net on the mantelpiece, and took a fall out of my pulse.

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