apothecary

Meaning

Noun

• A person who makes and provides/sells drugs and/or medicines.
• A drugstore or pharmacy.
• A glass jar similar to those once used for medicine.

Related

Similar words

• druggist, pharmacist, chemist
• drugstore; pharmacy; apothecary's shop, apothecary's

Origin

• From Old French apotecaire, from Medieval Latin apothecarius ("storekeeper"), from apotheca, earlier Latin apotheca ("repository, storehouse, warehouse"), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη ("a repository, storehouse"), from ἀπό + τίθημι literally "a place where things are put away". boutique, and bodega.