Noun: druggist drú-gist
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: pharmacist)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: pharmacist)
- 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