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Noun: druggist  drú-gist
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: pharmacist)
  1. A health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
    "The druggist carefully explained the medication's side effects to the patient";
    - pharmacist, chemist, apothecary [archaic], pill pusher [informal], pill roller [informal]

Derived forms: druggists

Type of: caregiver [N. Amer], carer [Brit], health care provider, health professional, PCP, primary care provider

Encyclopedia: Druggist