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Definition of "apothecary" []

  • One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist. (noun)
  • See pharmacy. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "apothecary" in a sentence
  • "Hindoo pothukoor (whence our word apothecary) feeling my pulse and looking at me with an air of sagacity."
  • "He used the word apothecary instead of doctor on purpose, and, as he explained afterwards, used it “to insult him.”"
  • "(whence our word apothecary) feeling my pulse and looking at me with an air of sagacity."