pharmacopolist

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pharmacopolist

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From Latin pharmacopola + -ist, from Ancient Greek φαρμακοπώλης (pharmakopṓlēs), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, charm, enchantment”) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, “-seller, -monger”). Cf. papyropolist. Doublet of pharmacopole.

noun pharmacopolists

archaic, historical Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, an apothecary.
Similar: pharmacist

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@misc{pharmacopolist_2026,
  title = {pharmacopolist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pharmacopolist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}