druggist

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈdrʌɡɪst/ UK /ˈdrʌɡɪst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a pharmacist or dealer in medicinal drugs

The druggist filled the prescription and explained the dosage.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a pharmacist or dealer in... pharmacist chemist apothecary dispenser

Word family

Related forms drug drugstore

Etymology

From French 'droguiste', from 'drogue' ('drug'), + the agentive suffix '-ist'. 'Drogue' is of uncertain origin, possibly from Middle Dutch 'droge' ('dry'), as in dry goods.

drogue Middle French

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# druggist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdrʌɡɪst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdrʌɡɪst/

## Meanings
1. a pharmacist or dealer in medicinal drugs

## Examples
- The druggist filled the prescription and explained the dosage.

## Synonyms
- pharmacist
- chemist
- apothecary
- dispenser

## Related Forms
- drug
- drugstore

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: drogue

## Etymology
From French 'droguiste', from 'drogue' ('drug'), + the agentive suffix '-ist'. 'Drogue' is of uncertain origin, possibly from Middle Dutch 'droge' ('dry'), as in dry goods.

## AI Etymology
Druggist is from French 'droguiste', from 'drogue' ('drug'), + the agentive suffix '-ist'. 'Drogue' is of uncertain origin, possibly from Middle Dutch 'droge' ('dry'), as in dry goods. The immediate etymological form is French drogue. The suffix -ist marks an adherent, practitioner, or associated person, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "a pharmacist or dealer in medicinal drugs", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Because the origin is uncertain, the safest account is descriptive: the attested senses can be explained, but the ultimate formation remains unresolved. Related words include drug and drugstore.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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