chemist

CEFRB1

/ˈkɛmɪst/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A scientist who studies chemicals and their reactions.

  2. 02

    noun

    A shop that sells medicines, especially in British English.

Examples

  • The duty chemist is open on Sunday morning.

  • Two of my friends are researchers; one is a linguist, the other a chemist.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
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Citations
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Synonyms
2

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noun

Extra meanings

  1. Synonym of pharmacist.

  2. Synonym of pharmacy, especially as a standalone shop or general store.

  3. A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.

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In context

  • It was Oxford now—the matriculation photograph, posed in the stony front quad at Corpus, the pelican on top of the sundial appearing to sit on the head of the lanky, begowned chemist at the centre of the back row.

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Origin

noun

First attested 1562, borrowed from French chimiste, from Medieval Latin chimista, from earlier alchimista (literally “alchemist”), from Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), with article اَلْ (al-) + Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”), from χυμός (khumós, “juice”), from χέω (khéō, “to pour”). The pronunciation with initial /k/ is based on the Graeco-Latin etymology rather than on the French word, where the pronunciation with /ʃ/ is based on native French orthography. As a synonym for pharmacy, a metonymous use of the proprietor to stand for their shop.