chemist

British
as in pharmacist
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription let's ask the chemist whether it's safe to take these two drugs together

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Recent Examples of chemist Wagner also talked with Dr. Wilhem Kolff (who invented the kidney dialysis machine); polymer chemist Dr. Donald Lyman; Dr. J.D. Mortensen (director of Surgical Research at the University of Utah); and with patients who were experiencing life with artificial limbs and kidneys. David Morgan, CBS News, 6 June 2025 Those unmentioned months cast a dark shadow upon the rich descriptions of his life as a chemist before and after the war. Literary Hub, 12 June 2025 The formula floored cosmetic chemist Marisal Mou, who had previously only seen its star ingredient—nanopeptide-3—used in skin care. Dianna Singh, Allure, 10 June 2025 To make ordering worthwhile, get dad a few bottles and a measured chemist’s glass to dispense said refresher from his own bar. Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for chemist
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pharmacist
Noun
  • Forsythe trained as a pharmacist and went on to earn multiple advanced degrees across business and health economics.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 21 June 2025
  • Though Peggy and her family — including her mother, Dorothy (Audra McDonald) and her pharmacist father, Arthur (John Douglas Thompson) — had their own storylines, the show never really delved into the world of the well-to-do Black elite who existed at that time.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 June 2025

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“Chemist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chemist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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