the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One skilled in pharmacy; a druggist. See the Note under apothecary.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who prepares medicines; one who practises pharmacy; an apothecary.
Word Usage
"In 1883 Mr. Hekmeyer, pharmaceutist in chief of the Dutch Indies, exhibited at Amsterdam some specimens of Javanese edible earth, both in a natural state and in the form of various natural objects."