Noun: pill pusher
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
"The pill pusher carefully explained the medication's side effects to the patient";
- pharmacist, druggist [N. Amer], chemist, apothecary [archaic], pill roller [informal]
Derived forms: pill pushers
Type of: caregiver [N. Amer], carer [Brit], health care provider, health professional, PCP, primary care provider