Apothecary Definition
ə-pŏthĭ-kĕrē
apothecaries
noun
apothecaries
A pharmacist or druggist.
Webster's New World
A drugstore or pharmacy.
Webster's New World
One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- saddlery
- bootery
- bookstore
- chemist
- pill roller
- pill pusher
- druggist
- pharmacist
- gallipot
- dispenser
Origin of Apothecary
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Middle English apotecarie from Old French apotecaire and from Medieval Latin apothēcārius both from Late Latin clerk from Latin apothēca storehouse from Greek apothēkē apo- away apo– thēkē receptacle dhē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French apotecaire, from Medieval Latin apothecarius (“storekeeper”), from apotheca (“shop, store”), earlier Latin apotheca (“repository, storehouse, warehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothēkē, “a repository, storehouse”).
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