pharmacopolist
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin pharmacopola + -ist, from Ancient Greek φαρμακοπώλης (pharmakopṓlēs), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, charm, enchantment”) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, “-seller, -monger”). Cf. papyropolist. Doublet of pharmacopole.
Noun[edit]
pharmacopolist (plural pharmacopolists)
- (archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, an apothecary.
References[edit]
- “pharmacopolist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.