drugstore

noun

drug·​store ˈdrəg-ˌstȯr 

: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold : pharmacy

Synonyms of drugstore

• pharmacy

Examples of drugstore in a Sentence

we picked up her medicine and some toothpaste at the drugstore

Recent Examples on the Web

The drugstore, Soloviev insisted, would have shut down much sooner if his company had not stepped in. —Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026

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Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing drugstore

• drugstore cowboy

Rhymes for drugstore

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore

Kids Definition

drugstore

noun

drug·​store ˈdrəg-ˌstō(ə)r 

-ˌstȯ(ə)r

: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold

called also pharmacy

Medical Definition

drugstore

noun

drug·​store -ˌstō(ə)r, -ˌstȯ(ə)r 

: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles (as food, cosmetics, and film) are sold

called also pharmacy