druggist

Definition of druggistnext
as in pharmacist
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription she got her prescription for antibiotics filled by the druggist

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Recent Examples of druggist Flashback: From 1886-1958, the northeast corner of Market and Delaware streets was home to Tomlinson Hall, a brick structure financed by and named in honor of local druggist Stephen D. Tomlinson. Justin L. MacK, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 To assist, Jefferson assigned a chemist and druggist by the name of George Hunter. Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024 Between you and your doctor, your druggist, and your therapist. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 The Gazette heard about the incident at 2 a.m. Saturday when C.B. Hord, traveling salesman; H.C. Hoffmann, candy manufacturer; and E.J. Browne, druggist, reached the city after a night spent patching inner tubes. Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for druggist
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pharmacist
Noun
  • That company was founded by a pharmacist in 1898, and Jeremy loves the historic connection between soda fountains and the pharmaceutical business.
    Margaret Littman, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
  • The pharmacists had kept hundreds of handwritten letters from customers whose skin had been healed, which soon also included my own.
    Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

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“Druggist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/druggist. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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