druggist

noun

drug·​gist ˈdrə-gist How to pronounce druggist (audio)
: a person who sells or dispenses drugs and medicines: such as
b
: one who owns or manages a drugstore

Examples of druggist in a Sentence

Your local druggist can fill the prescription. she got her prescription for antibiotics filled by the druggist
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To assist, Jefferson assigned a chemist and druggist by the name of George Hunter. Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024 In 2014, Walgreens finalized buying British druggist Boots for $22 billion in a bid to create the first international drugstore operator. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024 Between you and your doctor, your druggist, and your therapist. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 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. Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for druggist 

Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of druggist was in 1608

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“Druggist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/druggist. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

druggist

noun
drug·​gist ˈdrəg-əst How to pronounce druggist (audio)
: a person who sells drugs and medicines
also : pharmacist

Medical Definition

druggist

noun
drug·​gist ˈdrəg-əst How to pronounce druggist (audio)
: an individual who sells or dispenses drugs and medicines: as
b
: a person who owns or manages a drugstore

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