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alchemist

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈæl.kə.mɪst/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 L CH AH0 M IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who practices alchemy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
  • Volapük: lalkiman — one who practices alchemy
  • Volapük: hilalkiman — one who practices alchemy
  • Volapük: jilalkiman — one who practices alchemy
  • Volapük: lukiemel — one who practices alchemy
  • Welsh: alcemydd — one who practices alchemy
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