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Definition: Pharmacist |
PharmacistNoun1. A health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pharmacist" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1856. (references) |
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Health | A person trained to prepare and distribute medicines and to give information about them. (references) |
Occupations | Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care, according to professional standards and state and federal legal requirements: Reviews prescriptions issued by physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed. Compounds medications, using standard formulas and processes, such as weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients. Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals. Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals. Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs. Enters data, such as patient name, prescribed medication and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory. May assay medications to determine identity, purity, and strength. May instruct interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy, or teach in college of pharmacy. May work in hospital pharmacy and be designated Pharmacist, Hospital (medical ser.). (references) |
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Synonyms: PharmacistSynonyms: apothecary (n), chemist (n), druggist (n), pill pusher (n), pill roller (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Remedy | Doctor, physician, surgeon; medical practitioner, general practitioner, specialist; medical attendant, apothecary, druggist; leech; osteopath, osteopathist; optometrist, ophthalmologist; internist, oncologist, gastroenterologist; epidemiologist, public health specialist; dermatologist; podiatrist; witch doctor, shaman, faith healer, quack, exorcist; Aesculapius, Hippocrates, Galen; accoucheur, accoucheuse, midwife, oculist, aurist; operator; nurse, registered nurse, practical nurse, monthly nurse, sister; nurse's aide, candystriper; dresser; bonesetter; pharmaceutist, pharmacist, druggist, chemist, pharmacopolist. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Pharmacist |
| English words defined with "pharmacist": ethical drug ♦ prescription, prescription drug, prescription medicine. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "pharmacist": druggis ♦ Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services ♦ Medication Systems, Hospital ♦ Pharmaceutical Services, PHARMACIST ASSISTANT, Pharmacists' Aides, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, pharmacy cler, PHARMACY TECHNICIAN. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | The Pharmacist (1933) | |
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 | Pharmacist is preparing cd4, which is a new treatment for AIDS and ARC (AIDS-related complex). cd4 is administered intravenously by a syringe pump, in the foreground, which is programmed to infuse cd4 over a 24-hour period. cd4 acts like a decoy and blocks the cd4 receptors on the t4 cell, thus preventing the HIV virus from infecting the cell.Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |  | Shown is a oriental woman reading a booklet at a pharmacy counter while a pharmacist works in the background. See artwork: OCC-04.Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |
 | Figure 24. Quantity of arsenic in marine plants as noted by the French pharmacist and chemist Henri Marcelet as the result of studies at the Oceanographic Museum in 1912.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | A pharmacist shows her collection of dried frogs and lizards. / WHO p.Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by D. Henrioud.. |
 | [A pharmacist in his laboratory].Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Don't hoard medicines : ask your pharmacist you'll be taking good advice.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Read the label carefully : ask your pharmacist you'll be taking good advice.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Use medicines properly : ask your pharmacist you'll be taking good advice.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Over-The-counter intelligence : Your Pharmacist Has It.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Pharmacist filling prescription. Graceville, Minnesota.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | You can also talk to a nurse or a pharmacist. (references) | |
If you arent sure, ask your pharmacist or health care provider. (references) | ||
Ask your nurse, dietitian, or pharmacist for further information. (references) | ||
Business | Not only are these kits sold over-the-counter, but there is a growing trend among U.K. retail pharmacies to provide in-store diagnostic testing services in which a trained pharmacist will perform the test and send it to a lab for analysis. (references) | |
Economic History | Morocco | In the pharmaceutical industry, a Moroccan-registered pharmacist must hold twenty-six percent of a pharmaceutical company's capital, although the government has drafted a law that would lift this restriction. (references) |
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| "Pharmacist" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Pharmacist" is used about 113 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 113 | 30,464 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "pharmacist"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | farmacist (chemist, druggist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | صيدلية إمرأة, صيدلي (apothecary, dispenser, druggist, pharmaceutic, pharmaceutical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | фармацевт (dispenser, pharmaceutist), аптекар (apothecary, chemist, dispenser, druggist, pharmaceutist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 藥劑士 (druggist), 藥劑師 (druggist), 药剂师. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | lékárník (dispenser, dispensing chemist, druggist), farmaceut (dispensing chemist, druggist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | farmaceut (chemist), apoteker (chemist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | apotheker (chemist, dispensing chemist, pharmaceutical chemist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | farmaciisto (chemist, dispensing chemist, pharmaceutical chemist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | داروفروش (Apothecary), داروگر (Apothecary, Druggist), داروساز (Apothecary, Chemist), داروشناس . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | apteekkari (chemist, druggist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pharmacien. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Pharmazeut (druggist), Apotheker (apothecaries, apothecary, chemist, dispenser, druggist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φαρμακοποιός (apothecary, chemist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | רוקח (apothecary, chemist, dispenser, druggist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | patikus (apothecary, druggist), gyógyszerész (apothecary, chemist, dispenser, dispensing chemist, druggist, pharmacologist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | apoteker. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | farmacista (apothecaries, apothecary, chemist, druggist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 薬剤師 (chemist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | やくざいし (chemist), ちょうざいし. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 약사. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maori | keemihi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | armacistphay farmacêutico (apothecary, chemist, dispenser, drugstore, pharmaceutical products, pharmaceutist), farmácias. (various references) apotecher. (various references) фармацевт (dispenser, pharmaceutist). (various references) farmaceut (pharmaceutist), apotekar (chemist, druggist). (various references) farmacéutico (apothecary, chemist, druggist, pharmaceutic, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutist). (various references) apotekare (apothecary, chemist, dispenser, druggist). (various references) eczacı (apothecary, chemist, dispenser, dispensing chemist, druggist, pharmaceutist). (various references) фармацевт (apothecary, chemist, dispenser, druggist, pharmaceutist), аптекар (apothecary, chemist, druggist, pharmaceutist). (various references) người buôn dược phẩm. (various references) fferyllydd (apothecary, chemist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "pharmacist": pharmacists. (additional references) | |
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"Pharmacist" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: farmacist, pahrmacist, pharmacys, pharmasist, pharmicist, Pharnakes. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "pharmacist" (pronounced fÄ"rmusust) |
| 6 | -m u s u s t | polemicist, supremacist. |
| 5 | -u s u s t | classicist, empiricist, ethicist, geneticist, lyricist. |
| 4 | -s u s t | choicest, closest, densest, exorcist, fiercest, racist. |
| 3 | -u s t | ablest, abolitionist, abortionist, absolutist, accompanist, activist, agonist, agriculturalist, agronomist, alarmist, alchemist, allergist, amethyst, amorist, analyst, anarchist, anatomist, anesthesiologist, anesthetist, angriest, animist, antagonist, anthropologist, anticommunist, apologist, apprenticed, aquarist, archaeologist, archivist, arsonist, artist, atheist, August, ballast, balloonist, barest, behaviorist, biased, bicyclist, biggest, biochemist, biologist, bitterest, blackest, bleakest, bloodiest, bluest, bluntest, boldest, botanist, bravest, breakfast, briefest, brightest, broadest, busiest, buttressed, calloused, canoeist, canvassed, capitalist, cardiologist, caricaturist, cartoonist, catalyst, cellist, chauvinist, cheapest, clarinetist, cleanest, coldest, colonialist, colonist, columnist, communist, conservationist, contortionist, conversationalist, coolest, cornettist, craziest, creamiest, criminologist, cruelest, cultist, cyclist, darkest, deadliest, dearest, deepest, deforest, deist, dentist, dermatologist, determinist, direst, dirtiest, dishonest, disinterest, driest, druggist, dullest, dumbest, earliest, earnest, easiest, ecologist, economist, editorialist, eldest, elitist, embarrassed, encompassed, encyclopedist, endocrinologist, entomologist, environmentalist, epidemiologist, ethnomusicologist, exhibitionist, expressionist, extremist, faintest, fairest, fanciest, farthest, fascist, fastest, fattest, federalist, feminist, fetishist, fewest, finalist, finest, firmest, fittest, flimsiest, florist, focused, focussed, foggiest, fondest, forest, formalist, freest, freshest, friendliest, fullest, fundamentalist, funnest, funniest, furthest, generalist, gentlest, geologist, gerontologist, goldest, grandest, gravest, grayest, greatest, greediest, greenest, grimaced, grimmest, grooviest, guitarist, gymnast, gynecologist, happiest, hardest, harnessed, harshest, harvest, healthiest, heaviest, heftiest, herbalist, highest, hippest, hobbyist, holiest, honest, hottest, hugest, humblest, humorist, hygienist, idealist, ideologist, illusionist, immunologist, imperialist, impressionist, individualist, industrialist, institutionalist, instrumentalist, interest, internationalist, internist, interventionist, isolationist, jaundiced, journalist, juiciest, junkiest, keenest, kindest, kremlinologist, largest, latest, laziest, leanest, leftist, librettist, lightest, likeliest, linguist, littlest, liveliest, lobbyist, locust, longest, loudest, lowest, loyalist, luckiest, machinist, manicurist, mannerist, masochist, materialist, meanest, medalist, mercantilist, merest, meteorologist, methodist, microbiologist, mightiest, mildest, mineralogist, misogynist, modernist, modest, monopolist, motorcyclist, motorist, musicologist, narrowest, nastiest, nationalist, naturalist, nearest, neatest, neediest, neurologist, neuroscientist, neutralist, newest, noblest, noisiest, noncommunist, nonconformist, noninterest, noticed, novelist, nutritionist, oboist, obstructionist, oddest, oldest, oncologist, ophthalmologist, opportunist, organist, orthodontist, orthopedist, pacifist, paleontologist, palest, panelist, pathologist, pessimist, philanthropist, photojournalist, physiologist, pianist, poorest, populist, prefaced, prejudiced, premised, preservationist, prettiest, priciest, promised, propagandist, protagonist, protectionist, proudest, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychologist, psychotherapist, purchased, purest, quickest, quietest, quietist, radiologist, rainforest, rainiest, rapist, rarest, receptionist, reddest, refocused, reforest, remotest, repurchased, reservationist, reservist, resurfaced, revolutionist, rheumatologist, richest, rightist, riskiest, ritziest, roughest, rudest, saddest, sadist, safest, satirist, savviest, scariest, scientist, secessionist, secularist, segregationist, seismologist, semifinalist, separatist, serologist, serviced, severest, sexiest, shakiest, sharpest, shortest, showiest, shrewdest, sickest, silliest, simplest, skimpiest, skinniest, sleekest, slickest, slightest, slimmest, sloppiest, slowest, smallest, smartest, smoggiest, smoothest, socialist, sociologist, softest, soonest, soundest, specialist, spiritualist, stablest, staunchest, steepest, sternest, stickiest, stiffest, stormiest, strangest, strategist, strictest, strongest, stupidest, surest, surfaced, survivalist, sweetest, swiftest, tallest, tannest, technologist, televangelist, tempest, terraced, theorist, therapist, thickest, thinnest, thorniest, tightest, tiniest, toniest, toughest, tourist, toxicologist, traditionalist, trendiest, trickiest, truest, ugliest, ultranationalist, unbiased, unfocused, unionist, unkindest, unnoticed, urologist, violinist, violist, virologist, vocalist, warmest, weakest, wealthiest, weirdest, wettest, whitest, widest, wildest, wisest, witnessed, worthiest, yellowest, youngest, zaniest, zoologist. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-h-i-m-p-r-s-t" | |
-2 letters: archaism, archaist, chapatis, charisma, charpais, citharas, crampits, haircaps, mispatch, pastrami, trampish. | |
-3 letters: amritas, amtracs, aphasic, armpits, caritas, chapati, charism, charpai, chiasma, chimars, chrisma, cithara, crampit, haircap, harpist, impacts, imparts, mispart, pariahs, picaras, raphias, spathic, tachism, tamaris, tarmacs, thairms, thirams. | |
-4 letters: ahimsa, airths, amrita, amtrac, arhats, arista, armpit, ashram, asthma, camisa, capias, capita, capris. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-h-i-m-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: pharmacists. | |
+3 letters: catastrophism, craftsmanship. | |
+4 letters: catastrophisms, cinematographs, craftsmanships, phantasmagoric, pharmacologist, psychodramatic. | |
+5 letters: atmospherically, hypercatabolism, parasympathetic, pharmaceuticals, pharmacognostic, pharmacologists. | |
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