pharmacist

noun

phar·​ma·​cist ˈfär-mə-sist 

: a health care professional licensed to engage in pharmacy with duties including dispensing prescription drugs, monitoring drug interactions, administering vaccines, and counseling patients regarding the effects and proper usage of drugs and dietary supplements

Synonyms of pharmacist

• chemist

Examples of pharmacist in a Sentence

the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage

Recent Examples on the Web

Several of France’s biggest unions, representing everyone from students, teachers and postal workers to doctors, pharmacists and transport workers, have called for a nationwide strike. — Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Retail pharmacists have played a role in engaging Aetna members, and a separation could complicate that relationship. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Coline Bertrand and Manhault de Guilbert — two pharmacist friends from university — launched La Rosée in 2015. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

The new policy allows some licensed pharmacists to produce compounds made up of multiple peptides—provided that those peptides are made by registered manufacturers. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pharmacist

noun

phar·​ma·​cist ˈfär-mə-səst 

: one trained in pharmacy

Medical Definition

pharmacist

noun

phar·​ma·​cist ˈfär-mə-səst 

: a health care professional licensed to engage in pharmacy with duties including dispensing prescription drugs, monitoring drug interactions, administering vaccines, and counseling patients regarding the effects and proper usage of drugs and dietary supplements