Synonyms of pharmacist

pharmacist

noun

ˈfär-mə-sist 

as in chemist

a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription

the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chemist
• druggist
• apothecary
• pharmacologist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pharmacist

His family had been a family of doctors and pharmacists, small landowners whose properties had been passed from generation to generation for centuries. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

Barbara Groom was in her late 30s, working as a successful pharmacist and bored out of her mind. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Walmart has 15,000 pharmacists, roughly half of whom have been with the company for more than a decade, Host said. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 1 July 2026

Legislators in at least a dozen states passed laws this year to limit compensation to the companies, set minimum payments from the companies to pharmacists and require the companies to disclose more information to their clients, states and the public. — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026