as in pharmacist
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription
she got her prescription for antibiotics filled by the druggist
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Recent Examples of druggist
The Gazette heard about the incident at 2 a.m. Saturday when C.B. Hord, traveling salesman; H.C. Hoffmann, candy manufacturer; and E.J. Browne, druggist, reached the city after a night spent patching inner tubes.
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Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022
White supports his theories with some crucial pieces of overlooked evidence, such as a brief mention in a newspaper story connecting Berner to a druggist who would have had access to strychnine.
—Maia Silber, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
His father, a druggist and the village president of Blue River, Wisconsin, had served in the 54th Infantry during World War I.
—Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 2 Dec. 2021
Some were tradesmen—people like coach and harness maker Charles Bebee, goldsmith Jean Claude Mairot, and druggist Joseph Dufilho.
—Joshua D. Rothman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2021
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Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022
White supports his theories with some crucial pieces of overlooked evidence, such as a brief mention in a newspaper story connecting Berner to a druggist who would have had access to strychnine.
—Maia Silber, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
His father, a druggist and the village president of Blue River, Wisconsin, had served in the 54th Infantry during World War I.
—Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 2 Dec. 2021
Some were tradesmen—people like coach and harness maker Charles Bebee, goldsmith Jean Claude Mairot, and druggist Joseph Dufilho.
—Joshua D. Rothman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for druggist
pharmacist
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If your pharmacy is closing soon, E. Michael Murphy, an assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at The Ohio State University, encourages being proactive and asking your pharmacist where your prescriptions are being sent and whether that pharmacy has your insurance and medication history.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
3 June 2025
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The physicians discovered that the pharmacist had accidentally given them the wrong substance, the later identification of which led to the development of acetaminophen, or Tylenol.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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“Druggist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/druggist. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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