Meanings
nounpharmacist (plural pharmacists)
plural pharmacists
- pharmacyA health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.
By Admir, pharmacist by profession and hobby dronist by passion.
2017 February 25, Simon Cocking, “Dronalism and The New Media”, in Irish Tech News1 more example
He has served as a prescriptionist to the leading pharmacists of the old country, and been employed in many of our American cities.
2013, Robin Sterling, People and Things from the Cullman, Alabama Tribune 1877 - 1898, →ISBN - literarypharmacyOne who studies pharmacy.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
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Origin
From pharmacy (“the art of preparing drugs, a drug, especially laxatives”) + -ist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans apteker, farmaseut
- aptekerprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmaseutone who studies pharmacy
Ancient Greek φαρμακοπώλης
- φαρμακοπώλης (pharmakopṓlēs)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Arabic صَيْدَلِيّ, صَيْدَلَانِيّ
- صَيْدَلِيّ (ṣaydaliyy)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- صَيْدَلَانِيّ (ṣaydalāniyy)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Bulgarian фармаце́вт, аптека́р
- фармаце́вт (farmacévt)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- аптека́р (aptekár)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- фармаце́вт (farmacévt)one who studies pharmacy
Catalan farmacèutic
- farmacèuticprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Chinese Mandarin 藥劑師 /药剂师, 藥師 /药师
- 藥劑師 /药剂师 (yàojìshī)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- 藥師 /药师 (yàoshī)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Czech lékárník, farmaceut
- lékárníkprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmaceutprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Danish apoteker, farmaceut
- apotekerprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmaceutprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmakonomprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Dutch apotheker, apothekeres
- apothekerprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- apothekeresprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmaceutone who studies pharmacy
Esperanto apotekisto
- apotekistoprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Estonian apteeker, farmatseut
- apteekerprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmatseutprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Finnish apteekkari, proviisori
- apteekkariprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- proviisoriprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmaseuttiprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmasian opiskelijaone who studies pharmacy
French pharmacien, pharmacienne
- pharmacienprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- pharmacienneprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- apothicaireprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- pharmacienone who studies pharmacy
- pharmacienneone who studies pharmacy
German Apotheker, Apothekerin
- Apothekerprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- Apothekerinprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- Pharmazeutone who studies pharmacy
- Pharmazeutinone who studies pharmacy
Greek φαρμακοποιός
- φαρμακοποιός (farmakopoiós)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Hebrew רוֹקֵחַ
- רוֹקֵחַ (rokéakh)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Hindi औषधकार
- औषधकार (auṣadhkār)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Hungarian patikus, gyógyszertári eladó
- patikusprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- gyógyszertári eladóprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- gyógyszerészone who studies pharmacy
Icelandic apótekari, lyfsali
- apótekariprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- lyfsaliprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Indonesian apoteker, farmasis
- apotekerprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmasisprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Irish poitigéir, cógaiseoir
- poitigéirprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- cógaiseoirprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Italian farmacista, farmacista
- farmacistaprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmacistaone who studies pharmacy
Japanese 薬剤師, 薬屋
- 薬剤師 (yakuzaishi)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- 薬屋 (kusuriya)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Korean 약사, 약제사
- 약사 (yaksa)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- 약제사 (yakjesa)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Latin pharmacopola
- pharmacopolaprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Latvian aptiekārs
- aptiekārsprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Lithuanian vaistininkas, vaistininkė
- vaistininkasprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- vaistininkėprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Norwegian Bokmål farmasøyt, apoteker
- farmasøytprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- apotekerprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Persian داروساز, داروگر
- داروساز (dârusâz)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- داروگر (dârugar)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Polish aptekarz, aptekarka
- aptekarzprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- aptekarkaprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmaceutaone who studies pharmacy
- farmaceutkaone who studies pharmacy
Portuguese farmacêutico, farmacêutico
- farmacêuticoprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmacêuticoone who studies pharmacy
Romanian farmacist, farmacistă
- farmacistprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmacistăprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmacologone who studies pharmacy
- farmacologăone who studies pharmacy
Russian фармаце́вт, апте́карь
- фармаце́вт (farmacévt)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- апте́карь (aptékarʹ)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- апте́карша (aptékarša)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- фармаце́вт (farmacévt)one who studies pharmacy
Slovak lekárnik, farmaceut
- lekárnikprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmaceutprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Spanish farmacéutico, farmacéutica
- farmacéuticoprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmacéuticaprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- boticarioprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- farmacopolaprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Swahili mfamasia
- mfamasiaprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Swedish apotekare
- apotekareprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Thai เภสัชกร
- เภสัชกร (pee-sàt-chá-gɔɔn)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Turkish eczacı
- eczacıprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Ukrainian апте́кар, апте́карка
- апте́кар (aptékar)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- апте́карка (aptékarka)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Urdu دَوا ساز
- دَوا ساز (davā-sāz)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Vietnamese dược sĩ, dược sư
- dược sĩprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- dược sưprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
- dược sĩone who studies pharmacy
- dược sĩ bào chếone who studies pharmacy
Welsh fferyllydd
- fferyllyddprofessional who dispenses prescription drugs
Yiddish אַפּטייקער, אַפּטייקערין
- אַפּטייקער (apteyker)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
- אַפּטייקערין (apteykerin)professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Cite this entry
APA
pharmacist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacist
MLA
“pharmacist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pharmacist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacist.
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