Definition
A variant or archaic form of 'druggist'; a person who prepares, sells, or dispenses drugs or medicines.
Etymology
From 'drug' + '-ister' (agent suffix, variant of '-ist'). The '-ister' suffix is less common in modern English but was used in earlier centuries for various professions.
Kelly Says
The '-ister' ending is rare in modern English, but it survives in words like 'minister' and 'sinister'—'druggister' is a linguistic fossil showing how job titles evolved and standardized over time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Apothecary
a-po-the-ka-ree
ARالعربية
صيدلي
say-dee-lee
BNবাংলা
চিকিৎসক
chikitsak
CACatalà
farmacèutic
far-ma-seu-tic
CSČeština
lékárník
le-kar-nik
DADansk
apoteker
a-po-te-ker
DEDeutsch
Apotheker
a-po-te-ker
ELΕλληνικά
φαρμακοποιός
farma-ko-poy-os
ESEspañol
farmacéutico
farma-seu-tee-koh
FAفارسی
داروساز
da-ro-sa-z
FISuomi
apteekkari
ap-tee-kar-ee
FRFrançais
pharmacien
farma-syen
GUGU
દવાખાનું
da-va-kha-nu
HIहिन्दी
दवा विक्रेता
da-va vikreta
HUMagyar
gyógyszerész
gyog-szer-esh
IDBahasa Indonesia
apoteker
a-po-te-ker
IGIG
onye na-eme nkwu
o-nye na-e-me n-k-wu
ITItaliano
farmacista
farma-chee-sta
KMKM
អ្នកលក់សាច់
a-nok la-k s-a-ch
MRMR
औषध विक्रेता
aushadh vikreta
MSBahasa Melayu
farmasi
far-ma-see
NLNederlands
apotheker
a-po-the-ker
PAPA
ਦਵਾਈwala
da-va-ee-wala
PLPolski
aptekarz
ap-te-karz
PTPortuguês
farmacêutico
farma-sê-oo-tee-koh
RORomână
farmacist
far-ma-sist
RUРусский
аптекарь
ap-te-kar-y
SVSvenska
apotekare
a-po-te-ka-re
SWKiswahili
daktari wa dawa
dak-ta-ree wa da-wa
TAதமிழ்
மருத்துவர்
maruthuvar
THไทย
เภสัชกร
phe-sat-khrong
TRTürkçe
eczacı
ech-ja-chi
UKУкраїнська
аптекарь
ap-te-kar-y
URاردو
دواخانہ
dava-khana
VITiếng Việt
thuốc
thoo-ok
ZUZU
apothecary
a-po-the-ka-ree