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druggist

/ˈdɹʌɡɪst/DRUH-gist
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈdɹʌɡɪst/DRUH-gist

Meaninga dealer in drugs

Common meaning: a person who sells medicines

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Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchdragéesource
  2. Middle Englishdroggesource
  3. Englishdrug‘a medicine or other substance taken for its effect’
  4. Englishformed in English from drugdruggist‘a person who sells medicines’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from drug + -ist.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DRUG, p.181 · scan

Source words

  • dragée Old French · source word “dried wares”

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