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

Ansari said to talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or dietitian before adding grapefruit to your diet. —Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2025

Ana Helena Ulbrich and Henrique Dias, siblings from Porto Alegre, Brazil, built a nonprofit AI tool that helps pharmacists in more than 200 hospitals review prescriptions, flagging potential dangers for patients. —Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025

Acetaminophen is usually the better choice for fevers, says University of California, San Francisco clinical pharmacist Candy Tsourounis. —Malaka Gharib, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025

But John Grabenstein, a former Merck vaccine executive and military pharmacist, said a change to the recommendation could cause vaccine supply disruptions for the companies. —Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025

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