1. a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs
Usage: archaic
2. a pharmacy or drugstore
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The village apothecary mixed herbs and remedies for the townspeople.
• Shakespeare’s Romeo bought poison from an apothecary.
• The old apothecary shop had shelves lined with glass bottles and jars.
• In medieval times, an apothecary served as both doctor and pharmacist.
• The apothecary carefully measured out the prescribed medicine.
• Visitors can tour the restored 18th-century apothecary downtown.