noun
chemist
KEH-mihst
noun
1
A scientist who studies or works in chemistry.
"The chemist analyzed the sample for trace metals."
2
In British English, a pharmacist, or the shop where medicines are sold.
"I need to pop into the chemist for some cough syrup."
How to Use Chemist
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA chemistry expert — or in the UK, the person or shop that sells medicine.
UK vs US
In the US this second sense is called a "pharmacist" or "pharmacy/drugstore", not a "chemist".
Common pairings
research chemist
the local chemist
Word Forms
chemists plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French chimiste, from Medieval Latin chimista, going back through alchimista to Arabic al-kīmiyāʔ.