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Definition

chemist noun (MEDICINE)

/ˈkem.ɪst/ n [C]
UK
(US
druggist
, also
pharmacist
)
a person whose job is to prepare and sell medicines in a shop
UK
(UK also
chemist's
, US
drugstore
, also
pharmacy
)
a shop where you can buy medicines, make-up and products used for washing yourself

(Definition of chemist noun (MEDICINE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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