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Definition

chemist noun ( MEDICINE )

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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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