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apothecary

/əˈpɒθəkəri/noun

उच्चारण अपॉथकरी

(पुराने समय का) दवा-विक्रेता, औषधि-निर्माता

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nounapothecaries
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    [C] old-fashioned

    a person who made and sold medicines in the past

    (पुराने समय का) दवा-विक्रेता, औषधि-निर्माता

    • In the play, Romeo buys poison from an apothecary.

    Synonyms chemist pharmacist druggist

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A person who prepared and sold medicines in former times was an apothecary, and today we say pharmacist or, in British English, chemist.

पुराने समय में दवाइयाँ बनाने और बेचने वाले व्यक्ति को apothecary कहते थे, और आज हम pharmacist या British English में chemist कहते हैं।