chemist

Meaning

1. A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
2. (Australia, British, New-Zealand) Synonym of pharmacist.
3. (Australia, British, New-Zealand, South-Africa) Synonym of pharmacy, especially as a standalone shop or general store.
4. (obsolete) An alchemist.

Synonyms

pharmacist

druggist

apothecary

pharmacy

drugstore

pharmaceutical chemist

dispensing chemist

pill pusher

drug store

pill roller

doctor

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druggist

chemist’s

chemist’s shop

healer

medical man

medicine man

pharmaceutist

apothecaries

Translations

chimiste

Chemiker

chimico

químico

químico

farmacista

pharmacien

farmacéutico

φαρμακοποιός

Apotheker

apotheker

farmaceut

farmacêutico

farmacèutic

apothicaire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɛmɪst/

Etymology

First attested 1562, borrowed from French chimiste, from Medieval Latin chimista, from earlier alchimista (literally “alchemist”), from Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from article al- + Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”), from χυμός (khumós, “juice”), from χέω (khéō, “I pour”). As a synonym for pharmacy, a metonymous use of the proprietor to stand for their shop.