pharmacopolist C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˌfɑrməˈkɑpəlɪst/ UK /ˌfɑːməˈkɒpəlɪst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a seller of medicines; an apothecary or druggist The town's pharmacopolist mixed remedies behind a glass counter. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a seller of medicines; an... apothecarydruggistpharmacistchemist Word family Related forms pharmacypharmacopoeiapharmaceuticalmonopoly Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek pharmakopoles ('seller of drugs'), from pharmakon ('drug') + poles ('seller'), from polein ('to sell'). pharmakopoles Ancient Greek pharmakon Ancient Greek polein Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pharmacopolist **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌfɑrməˈkɑpəlɪst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌfɑːməˈkɒpəlɪst/ ## Meanings 1. a seller of medicines; an apothecary or druggist ## Examples - The town's pharmacopolist mixed remedies behind a glass counter. ## Synonyms - apothecary - druggist - pharmacist - chemist ## Related Forms - pharmacy - pharmacopoeia - pharmaceutical - monopoly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pharmakopoles - Root: pharmakon - Root: polein ## Etymology From Ancient Greek pharmakopoles ('seller of drugs'), from pharmakon ('drug') + poles ('seller'), from polein ('to sell'). ## AI Etymology Pharmacopolist is from Ancient Greek pharmakopoles ('seller of drugs'), from pharmakon ('drug') + poles ('seller'), from polein ('to sell'). Important recorded forms include pharmakopoles (Ancient Greek), pharmakon (Ancient Greek), and polein (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers a seller of medicines; an apothecary or druggist. The wider family includes related words such as pharmacy, pharmacopoeia, pharmaceutical, and monopoly. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown