pharmacist

CEFRC1

/ˈfɑɹməsɪst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A health professional who prepares and supplies medicines.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One who studies pharmacy.

Examples

  • The pharmacist made up the prescription for me.

  • You should consult with a pharmacist before buying that medicine.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.

More examples

In context

  • By Admir, pharmacist by profession and hobby dronist by passion.

  • He has served as a prescriptionist to the leading pharmacists of the old country, and been employed in many of our American cities.

Synonyms

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The blank gave the patient clear instructions for taking the prescribed medicine.

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Origin

noun

From pharmacy (“the art of preparing drugs, a drug, especially laxatives”) + -ist.