Druggist
['drʌgɪst]
Definition
(n.) One who deals in drugs; especially, one who buys and sells drugs without compounding them; also, a pharmaceutist or apothecary.
Typist: Lottie
Examples
- In 1827 John Walker, an English druggist, made friction matches called congreves. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Then came the chemist and druggist, with other tabular statements, showing that when they didn't get drunk, they took opium. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- In a prohibition town where I lived you could drink all you wanted by belonging to a club or winking at the druggist. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- As the essential ingredients of the best baking powder are baking soda and cream of tartar we need only be careful in buying of honest grocers or druggists who will guarantee their purity. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Powders designed for special purposes may be purchased from druggists. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In having them filled patronize only honest and capable druggists. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Inputed by Annie