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Etymology

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

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  • enPR: fär'məsĭst, IPA(key): /ˈfɑɹməsɪst/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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pharmacist (plural pharmacists)

  1. (pharmacy) 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.
    • 2013, Robin Sterling, People and Things from the Cullman, Alabama Tribune 1877 - 1898, →ISBN:
      He has served as a prescriptionist to the leading pharmacists of the old country, and been employed in many of our American cities.
    • 2017 February 25, Simon Cocking, “Dronalism and The New Media”, in Irish Tech News:
      By Admir, pharmacist by profession and hobby dronist by passion.
  2. (pharmacy, academic) One who studies pharmacy.

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