apothecary
A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicineA glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
» Julius Gustav Neubronner was a German apothecary and inventor.
Julius Gustav Neubronner war ein deutscher Apotheker und Erfinder.
Meaning
3 senses(uncommon)A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
(archaic, dated)Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
Apotheker, Apothekerin, Provisor
(archaic, historical)Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
- a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
Examples
2 sentencesJulius Gustav Neubronner was a German apothecary and inventor.
deJulius Gustav Neubronner war ein deutscher Apotheker und Erfinder. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What does Romeo buy from the apothecary to take his own life in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet?
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Old French apotecaire (whence French apothicaire), from Medieval Latin apothēcārius (From Old French apotecaire (whence French apothicaire), from Medieval Latin apothēcārius (“storekeeper”), from Latin apothēca (“(originally) repository, storehouse, warehouse; (later) shop, store”) + -ārius (occupational suffix), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “a repository, storehouse”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put”), literally “a place where things are put away”.
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Forms
plural: apothecariesSynonyms
6 synonyms- a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs:pharmacistdruggistchemistpill pusherpill roller