noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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fär'məsĭst
/ˈfɑɹməsɪst/
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CMU ARPABET:F AA1 R M AH0 S IH0 S T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: pharmacy
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One who studies pharmacy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary
Qualifier: pharmacy
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree English pharmacy 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 -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English pharmacist From pharmacy (“the art of preparing drugs, a drug, especially laxatives”) + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
141 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
apteker
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Albanian:
farmacist
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Arabic:
صَيْدَلِيّ
(ṣaydaliyy)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Arabic:
صَيْدَلَانِيّ
(ṣaydalāniyy)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Armenian:
դեղագործ
(deġagorc)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Azerbaijani:
əczaçı
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Belarusian:
аптэ́кар
(aptékar)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Belarusian:
аптэ́карка
(aptékarka)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Belarusian:
фармацэ́ўт
(farmacéwt)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Bulgarian:
фармаце́вт
(farmacévt)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Bulgarian:
аптека́р
(aptekár)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Catalan:
farmacèutic
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Chinese Mandarin:
藥劑師 /药剂师
(yàojìshī)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Chinese Mandarin:
藥師 /药师
(yàoshī)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Czech:
lékárník
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Czech:
farmaceut
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Danish:
apoteker
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Danish:
farmaceut
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Danish:
farmakonom
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Dutch:
apotheker
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Dutch:
apothekeres
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Esperanto:
apotekisto
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Estonian:
apteeker
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Estonian:
farmatseut
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Finnish:
apteekkari
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Finnish:
proviisori
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Finnish:
farmaseutti
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
French:
pharmacien
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
French:
pharmacienne
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
French:
apothicaire
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
West-Frisian:
apoteker
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Galician:
farmacéutico
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Georgian:
ფარმაცევტი
(parmacevṭi)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Georgian:
მეაფთიაქე
(meaptiake)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
German:
Apotheker
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
German:
Apothekerin
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Greek:
φαρμακοποιός
(farmakopoiós)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Ancient Greek:
φαρμακοπώλης
(pharmakopṓlēs)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Hebrew:
רוֹקֵחַ
(rokéakh)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Hindi:
औषधकार
(auṣadhkār)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Hungarian:
patikus
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Hungarian:
gyógyszertári eladó
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Icelandic:
apótekari
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Icelandic:
lyfsali
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Indonesian:
apoteker
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Indonesian:
farmasis
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Irish:
poitigéir
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Irish:
cógaiseoir
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Italian:
farmacista
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Japanese:
薬剤師
(yakuzaishi)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Japanese:
薬屋
(kusuriya)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Kazakh:
дәріханашы
(därıxanaşy)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Kazakh:
фармацевт
(farmasevt)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Khmer:
ឱសថការី
(ʼaosɑt kaarəy)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Khmer:
ឱសថការិនី
(ʼaosɑt kaarenəy)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Korean:
약사
(yaksa)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Korean:
약제사
(yakjesa)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Kyrgyz:
аптекарь
(aptekar)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Latin:
pharmacopola
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Latvian:
aptiekārs
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Lithuanian:
vaistininkas
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Lithuanian:
vaistininkė
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Macedonian:
аптекар
(aptekar)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Macedonian:
аптекарка
(aptekarka)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Macedonian:
фармаце́вт
(farmacévt)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Macedonian:
фармаце́втка
(farmacévtka)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Maltese:
spiżjar
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Mongolian:
эм зүйч
(em züjč)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Mongolian:
эм найруулагч
(em najruulagč)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Navajo:
azeeʼ baa nahaniihí
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Norman:
apotitchi
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Norwegian Bokmål:
farmasøyt
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Norwegian Bokmål:
apoteker
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Norwegian Nynorsk:
apotekar
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Norwegian Nynorsk:
farmasøyt
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Persian:
داروساز
(dârusâz)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Persian:
داروگر
(dârugar)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Polish:
aptekarz
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Polish:
aptekarka
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Portuguese:
farmacêutico
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Romanian:
farmacist
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Romanian:
farmacistă
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Russian:
фармаце́вт
(farmacévt)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Russian:
апте́карь
(aptékarʹ)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Russian:
апте́карша
(aptékarša)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Scots:
pottinger
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Serbo-Croatian:
апотѐка̄р
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Serbo-Croatian:
apotèkār
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Slovak:
lekárnik
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Slovak:
farmaceut
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Slovene:
lekarnar
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Slovene:
lekarnarka
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Spanish:
farmacéutico
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Spanish:
farmacéutica
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Spanish:
boticario
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Spanish:
farmacopola
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Swahili:
mfamasia
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Swedish:
apotekare
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Tajik:
дорусоз
(dorusoz)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Thai:
เภสัชกร
(pee-sàt-chá-gɔɔn)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Turkish:
eczacı
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Ugaritic:
𐎗𐎖𐎈
(rqḥ)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Ukrainian:
апте́кар
(aptékar)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Ukrainian:
апте́карка
(aptékarka)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Urdu:
دَوا ساز
(davā-sāz)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Uzbek:
aptekachi
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Uzbek:
aptekar
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Uzbek:
farmatsevt
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Vietnamese:
dược sĩ
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Vietnamese:
dược sư
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Volapük:
pötekan
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Volapük:
hipötekan
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Volapük:
jipötekan
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Volapük:
drogan
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Volapük:
hidrogan
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Volapük:
jidrogan
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Welsh:
fferyllydd
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Yiddish:
אַפּטייקער
(apteyker)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Yiddish:
אַפּטייקערין
(apteykerin)
— professional who dispenses prescription drugs
Afrikaans:
farmaseut
— one who studies pharmacy
Bulgarian:
фармаце́вт
(farmacévt)
— one who studies pharmacy
Dutch:
farmaceut
— one who studies pharmacy
Finnish:
farmasian opiskelija
— one who studies pharmacy
French:
pharmacien
— one who studies pharmacy
French:
pharmacienne
— one who studies pharmacy
Georgian:
ფარმაკოლოგი
(parmaḳologi)
— one who studies pharmacy
Georgian:
ფარმაცევტი
(parmacevṭi)
— one who studies pharmacy
German:
Pharmazeut
— one who studies pharmacy
German:
Pharmazeutin
— one who studies pharmacy
Hungarian:
gyógyszerész
— one who studies pharmacy
Italian:
farmacista
— one who studies pharmacy
Kazakh:
фармацевт
(farmasevt)
— one who studies pharmacy
Macedonian:
фармаце́вт
(farmacévt)
— one who studies pharmacy
Polish:
farmaceuta
— one who studies pharmacy
Polish:
farmaceutka
— one who studies pharmacy
Portuguese:
farmacêutico
— one who studies pharmacy
Romanian:
farmacolog
— one who studies pharmacy
Romanian:
farmacologă
— one who studies pharmacy
Russian:
фармаце́вт
(farmacévt)
— one who studies pharmacy
Vietnamese:
dược sĩ
— one who studies pharmacy
Vietnamese:
dược sĩ bào chế
— one who studies pharmacy