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
In 2023, twenty-five per cent of doctors in Israel were Arab—more than double the level in 2010—as were twenty-seven per cent of nurses and forty-nine per cent of pharmacists.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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
Magnesium can also help with constipation relief, migraine prevention and PMS symptoms, according to Eleana Quattrocchi, a pharmacist and associate professor of pharmacy practice at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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
Magnesium can also help with constipation relief, migraine prevention and PMS symptoms, according to Eleana Quattrocchi, a pharmacist and associate professor of pharmacy practice at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacist
chemist
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Now, watch a cosmetic chemist guess which products are cheap vs. expensive: Don't forget to follow Allure on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
4 July 2025
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Founded by French chemist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours, the company was incorporated in 1802, and construction on the gunpowder factory—called Eleutherian Mills—began soon after.—
Emily Steinberger,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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