Thesaurus results for APOTHECARY

apothecary

noun

ə-ˈpä-thə-ˌker-ē

as in pharmacist

a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription in olden days the apothecary had few drugs that actually cured anything, most substances being little more than pain relievers

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a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold the historic village boasts an old-fashioned apothecary that's been there for almost a century and a half

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Recent Examples of apothecary Treatments, including massages and anti-aging therapies, incorporate skincare by Santa Maria Novella, the historic Florentine apothecary. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026 That means more adventures for Maomao, the servant turned apothecary swept up by political jockeying, feuding families, and, in the next season, a new mystery to solve. —

Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026 For decades after the nation’s founding, doctors had competition from homeopaths, herbalists, apothecaries, midwives, and religious healers—not to mention mothers. —

Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025 The bottles of bitters are sold at the apothecary, as well as online and in select stores, like Total Wine. —

Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apothecary

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The 68-year-old pharmacist has targeted a House ethics investigation into whether Collins abused taxpayer funds by hiring the girlfriend of his former chief of staff — now his campaign adviser — for work that the woman allegedly did not perform.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 May 2026
Your pharmacist is a great resource to help with that.

— Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 18 May 2026