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Druggist   /drˈəgɪst/   Listen
noun
druggist  n.  
1.
One who deals in drugs; especially, one who buys and sells drugs without compounding them; one who owns or operates a drugstore.
2.
One who compounds drugs or distributes drugs into containers for distribution to customers; a pharmacist or apothecary.
Synonyms: dispensing chemist. Note: The same person often serves as both pharmacist and retail seller of drugs. See the Note under Apothecary.





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"Druggist" Quotes from Famous Books



... for his "rations"; a family of five usually gets about thirty pounds of fat side-pork and a couple of bushels of cornmeal a month. Besides this, clothing and shoes must be furnished; if Sam or his family is sick, there are orders on the druggist and doctor; if the mule wants shoeing, an order on the blacksmith, etc. If Sam is a hard worker and crops promise well, he is often encouraged to buy more,—sugar, extra clothes, perhaps a buggy. But he is seldom encouraged ...
— The Souls of Black Folk • W. E. B. Du Bois
... Cavell, teacher, of Brussels. Philippe Bancq, Architect, of Brussels. Jeanne de Belleville, of Montignies. Louise Thuilier, Teacher, of Lille. Louis Severin, druggist, of Brussels. ...
— A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium • Hugh Gibson
... friend, a druggist's wife," continued Bixiou. "Said druggist had retired with a fat fortune. These druggist folk have absurdly crude notions; by way of giving his daughter a good education, he had sent her to a boarding-school! Well, ...
— The Firm of Nucingen • Honore de Balzac
... drummer was drinking to recover his nerve, Alexandra hurried to the drug store as the most likely place to find Carl Linstrum. There he was, turning over a portfolio of chromo "studies" which the druggist sold to the Hanover women who did china-painting. Alexandra explained her predicament, and the boy followed her to the corner, where Emil ...
— O Pioneers! • Willa Cather
... explanation from Luigi brought a cloud to the open face of the druggist, as if he hesitated to lay himself and his little fortune open to the blackmailers. Kennedy ...
— Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes - Detective Stories • Various


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