- 1(also North American English, old-fashioned druggist) a person whose job is to prepare medicines and sell or give them to the public in a shop/store or in a hospital We had to wait for the pharmacist to make up her prescription. compare chemist See related entries: Medical staff
- 2pharmacist’s (pl. pharmacists) (British English) a shop that sells medicines They sell vitamin supplements at the pharmacist's. compare chemist see also pharmacy
pharmacist
nounBrE BrE//ˈfɑːməsɪst//; NAmE NAmE//ˈfɑːrməsɪst//
Medical staffCheck pronunciation: pharmacist