pharmacist

noun

ˈfär-mə-sist How to pronounce pharmacist (audio)
Definition of pharmacistnext
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 Ask your pharmacist for help choosing a brand that is less likely to cause nausea for you. — Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 18 July 2026 More than 800 union pharmacists at supermarkets in Southern California have authorized an unfair labor practice strike, labor officials said Friday. — Pat Maio, Oc Register, 17 July 2026 Some pharmacists have had patients come in seeking TrumpRx prices, says Ronna Hauser, the senior vice president of policy and pharmacy affairs for the National Community Pharmacists Association. — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 July 2026 People were more likely to overdose, and the drug market moved from pharmacists into the hands of street dealers. — James Tuttle, The Conversation, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pharmacist
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chemist
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  • This famed chemist had previously extolled the virtues of fertilizer as the answer to soil exhaustion, so his sudden reversal on the issue left a lasting impression on his contemporaries.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • Suskind uses an analogy from the 19th century, when a German chemist named Justus von Liebig created one of the first infant formulas, hoping to replicate the nourishment of human milk.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026
Definition of chemist

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