pharmacopolist

English

Etymology

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

pharmacopolist (plural pharmacopolists)

1. (archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, an apothecary.

References

• “pharmacopolist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.