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

Pike’s Soda Shop’s original location Pike’s Pharmacy pharmacist Jesse Pike opened Pike’s Soda Shop adjacent to the pharmacy in November 1994. —Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025

For personalized guidance, consult your healthcare provider, RD or RDN, or pharmacist. —Regina C. Windsor, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2025

Those charged include midwives, nurses, pharmacists and another surgeon. —Jessica Schreifels, CNN Money, 18 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

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