noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˈæl.kə.mɪst/
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CMU ARPABET:AE1 L CH AH0 M IH0 S T
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CMU ARPABET 2:AA1 L K AH0 M IH0 S T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
One who practices alchemy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intellectual, intellect
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Latin alchēmīa Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Medieval Latin alchēmistader. Old French alquemisteder. English alchemist From Old French alquemiste (French alchimiste), from Medieval Latin alchemista. Equivalent to alchemy + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
alchemis
— one who practices alchemy
Arabic:
خِيمِيَائِيّ
(ḵīmiyāʔiyy)
— one who practices alchemy
Armenian:
ալքիմիկոս
(alkʻimikos)
— one who practices alchemy
Belarusian:
альхімік
(alʹximik)
— one who practices alchemy
Breton:
alkimiour
— one who practices alchemy
Bulgarian:
алхимик
(alhimik)
— one who practices alchemy
Catalan:
alquimista
— one who practices alchemy
Chinese Mandarin:
方士
(fāngshì)
— one who practices alchemy
Czech:
alchymista
— one who practices alchemy
Danish:
alkymist
— one who practices alchemy
Dutch:
alchemist
— one who practices alchemy
Dutch:
alchimist
— one who practices alchemy
Esperanto:
alkemiisto
— one who practices alchemy
Esperanto:
viralkemiisto
— one who practices alchemy
Esperanto:
alkemiistino
— one who practices alchemy
Esperanto:
alĥemiisto
— one who practices alchemy
Esperanto:
viralĥemiisto
— one who practices alchemy
Esperanto:
alĥemiistino
— one who practices alchemy
Finnish:
alkemisti
— one who practices alchemy
French:
alchimiste
— one who practices alchemy
Old French:
alquemiste
— one who practices alchemy
Galician:
alquimista
— one who practices alchemy
Georgian:
ალქიმიკოსი
(alkimiḳosi)
— one who practices alchemy
German:
Alchemist
— one who practices alchemy
German:
Alchemistin
— one who practices alchemy
Greek:
αλχημιστής
(alchimistís)
— one who practices alchemy
Hungarian:
alkimista
— one who practices alchemy
Icelandic:
gullgerðarmaður
— one who practices alchemy
Ido:
alkemiisto
— one who practices alchemy
Irish:
ailceimiceoir
— one who practices alchemy
Irish:
ailceimicí
— one who practices alchemy
Italian:
alchimista
— one who practices alchemy
Japanese:
錬金術師
(renkinjutsushi)
— one who practices alchemy
Japanese:
アルケミスト
(arukemisuto)
— one who practices alchemy
Khmer:
រសវិទូ
(ros vi tu)
— one who practices alchemy
Korean:
연금술사
(yeon'geumsulsa)
— one who practices alchemy
Korean:
련금술사
(ryeon'geumsulsa)
— one who practices alchemy
Korean:
연금사
(yeon'geumsa)
— one who practices alchemy
Ladino:
alkímiko
— one who practices alchemy
Latin:
alchemista
— one who practices alchemy
Lithuanian:
alchemikas
— one who practices alchemy
Manx:
far-chemmicagh
— one who practices alchemy
Neapolitan:
archemista
— one who practices alchemy
Norwegian:
alkymist
— one who practices alchemy
Occitan:
alquimista
— one who practices alchemy
Persian:
کیمیاگر
(kimiâgar)
— one who practices alchemy
Polish:
alchemik
— one who practices alchemy
Polish:
alchemista
— one who practices alchemy
Polish:
alchimista
— one who practices alchemy
Polish:
alchymik
— one who practices alchemy
Portuguese:
alquimista
— one who practices alchemy
Romanian:
alchimist
— one who practices alchemy
Russian:
алхи́мик
(alxímik)
— one who practices alchemy
Scottish Gaelic:
ailceimicear
— one who practices alchemy
Serbo-Croatian:
алкемичар
— one who practices alchemy
Serbo-Croatian:
alkemičar
— one who practices alchemy
Slovak:
alchymista
— one who practices alchemy
Slovak:
alchymistka
— one who practices alchemy
Slovene:
alkimist
— one who practices alchemy
Slovene:
alkimistka
— one who practices alchemy
Spanish:
alquimista
— one who practices alchemy
Swedish:
alkemist
— one who practices alchemy
Telugu:
రసవాది
(rasavādi)
— one who practices alchemy
Thai:
นักเล่นแร่แปรธาตุ
(nák-lên-rɛ̂ɛ-bprɛɛ-tâat)
— one who practices alchemy
Turkish:
alşimist
— one who practices alchemy
Turkish:
simyacı
— one who practices alchemy
Turkish:
simyager
— one who practices alchemy
Ottoman Turkish:
سیمیاجی
(simiyacı)
— one who practices alchemy
Ottoman Turkish:
كیمیاجی
(kimiyacı)
— one who practices alchemy
Vietnamese:
nhà giả kim
— one who practices alchemy