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
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.
• (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
4 April 2025
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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
