Meanings
plural pharmacopolists
- archaichistoricalSynonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, an apothecary.
Synonyms: pharmacist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, an apothecary.
Origin
- Ancient Greekφαρμακοπώλης
- Latinpharmacopola
- Englishpharmacopolist
From Latin pharmacopola + -ist, from Ancient Greek φαρμακοπώλης (pharmakopṓlēs), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, charm, enchantment”) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, “-seller, -monger”). Cf. papyropolist. Doublet of pharmacopole.
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