apothecary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
    druggist; pill roller; pill pusher; pharmacist; chemist.

WordNet

A*poth"e*ca*ry noun
Etymology
OE. apotecarie, fr. LL. apothecarius, fr. L. apotheca storehouse, Gr. apo, fr. to put away; from + to put: cf. F. apothicaire, OF. apotecaire. See Thesis.
Wordforms
plural Apothecaries
Definitions
  1. One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes. ✍ In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class of practitioners -- a kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist.

Webster 1913