druggist
pronunciation
How to pronounce druggist in British English:
UK [ˈdrʌgɪst]
How to pronounce druggist in American English:
US [ˈdrʌɡɪst]
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- Noun:
- a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
Word Origin
- druggist (n.)
- 1610s, from French droguiste, from droge (see drug (n.)). Earlier drugger (1590s).
Example
- 1. In his will mr. brick left more than half a million dollars in cash and stock to the local druggist .
- 2. Tearfully she explained , " it 's the druggist - he insulted me terribly this morning on the phone . "
- 3. He grew up in uravan a mining town near nucla and his mother was a clerk in the pharmacy where don liked to hang around and watch the druggist .