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

This season, our beauty routines are having a spring fling with drugstore beauty products. —Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 Apr. 2026

Today, however, Korean beauty has come into the American mainstream, and K-beauty products can be found at most places that sell makeup, from your local drugstore to beauty headquarters such as Sephora. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026

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His cousins lived nearby, and his father owned a drugstore in the area. —Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026

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