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
Some states allow a pharmacist to prescribe and administer appropriate treatment after someone tests positive for the flu.
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Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Kubrick’s second feature was another DIY effort, with the young director again serving as his own cinematographer and editor, his tiny budget coming this time from a pharmacist family friend.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Median income is $137,480 for the nation’s 337,700 pharmacists, and the field should grow 5% by 2033.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Please speak with your healthcare provider or pharmacist before starting any supplements.
—Mellanie Perez, Health, 27 Dec. 2025
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Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Kubrick’s second feature was another DIY effort, with the young director again serving as his own cinematographer and editor, his tiny budget coming this time from a pharmacist family friend.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Median income is $137,480 for the nation’s 337,700 pharmacists, and the field should grow 5% by 2033.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Please speak with your healthcare provider or pharmacist before starting any supplements.
—Mellanie Perez, Health, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacist
chemist
Noun
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Cocoa butter is made of fat molecules that can arrange themselves in six different crystal shapes (which chemists call ‘polymorphs’).—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
21 Jan. 2026
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As a protein chemist, Jogikalmath understands how proteins unravel.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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