pharmacist

noun

phar·ma·cist ˈfär-mə-sist

Synonyms of pharmacist

: a health care professional licensed to engage in pharmacy with duties including dispensing prescription drugs, monitoring drug interactions, administering vaccines, and counseling patients regarding the effects and proper usage of drugs and dietary supplements

Synonyms of pharmacist

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Examples of pharmacist in a Sentence

the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage

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Watching the pharmacist prepare remedies and advise customers inspired her to pursue the profession. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 Alongside her scientifically credible poisoning scenarios, numerous doctors and pharmacists appear in Christie’s novels — sometimes as victims, other times as murderers — showing how her early brushes with the world of medicine never left her mind. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 The new policy allows some licensed pharmacists to produce compounds made up of multiple peptides—provided that those peptides are made by registered manufacturers. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026 But the policy's focus on smaller producers may mean that pharmacists will have a tough time meeting demand. — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pharmacist

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First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pharmacist was in 1721

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Kids Definition

pharmacist

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phar·ma·cist ˈfär-mə-səst

: one trained in pharmacy

Medical Definition

pharmacist

noun

phar·ma·cist ˈfär-mə-səst

pharmacist

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