APOTHECARY

pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill pusher, pill roller

(noun) a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

apothecary (plural apothecaries)

(dated) A person who makes and provides/sells drugs and/or medicines.

(nonstandard, dated) A drugstore or pharmacy.

Glass jars similar in fashion to those datedly used for medicine.

Synonyms

• (person who makes and sells drugs): druggist, pharmacist, chemist

• (store that sells drugs): drugstore; pharmacy; apothecary's shop, apothecary's (UK)

Source: Wiktionary

A*poth"e*ca*ry, n.; pl. Apothecaries. Etym: [OE. apotecarie, fr. LL. apothecarius, fr. L. apotheca storehouse, Gr. apo, fr. apothicaire, OF. apotecaire. See Thesis.]

Definition: One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.

Note: In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class of practitioners -- a kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist. Apothecaries' weight, the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8 drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See Troy weight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition