as in chemist
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription
the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage
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Recent Examples of pharmacist
If that doesn’t help, an over-the-counter (OTC) laxative may be helpful; check with a pharmacist first.
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Rosanna Sutherby, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Among those caught in the digital dragnet was Parida Qabylqai, an ethnic Kazakh pharmacist at a military hospital in Xinjiang.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Achor is a pharmacist who has served in the state House of Representatives since 2023.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Today, New York’s governor signed an executive order to allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer COVID-19 vaccines, even without ACIP’s okay.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
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Rosanna Sutherby, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Among those caught in the digital dragnet was Parida Qabylqai, an ethnic Kazakh pharmacist at a military hospital in Xinjiang.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Achor is a pharmacist who has served in the state House of Representatives since 2023.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Today, New York’s governor signed an executive order to allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer COVID-19 vaccines, even without ACIP’s okay.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacist
chemist
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Brand co-founders beauty chemist Dana Hill-Robinson and Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Cynthia Bailey built Glowissima with melanin-rich skin in mind.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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To tackle this, a team of material chemists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a more sustainable electrolyte – the compound that facilitates the movement of lithium ions between a battery's cathode and anode.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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