drugstore

noun

drug·​store ˈdrəg-ˌstȯr 

: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold : pharmacy

Synonyms of drugstore

• pharmacy

Examples of drugstore in a Sentence

we picked up her medicine and some toothpaste at the drugstore

Recent Examples on the Web

But these pregnancy tests are typically the same kind that drugstores sell over the counter. —Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025

Well, the man Charlotte (Taylour Paige) sees outside the drugstore in downtown Derry looks very much like a younger Norbert Keene, the creepy pharmacist the Losers encounter in the films. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025

No store locations have been announced, but Blue Bell ice cream will be available at most major supermarkets and drugstores across the Cincinnati area, the press release said. —Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025

Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Miami, RK Centers shopping mall, business sign, CVS Pharmacy retail store, drugstore chain prescription medicine. —Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing drugstore

• drugstore cowboy

Rhymes for drugstore

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore

Kids Definition

drugstore

noun

drug·​store ˈdrəg-ˌstō(ə)r 

-ˌstȯ(ə)r

: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold

called also pharmacy

Medical Definition

drugstore

noun

drug·​store -ˌstō(ə)r, -ˌstȯ(ə)r 

: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles (as food, cosmetics, and film) are sold

called also pharmacy