druggist
/ˈdrʌɡɪst/noun
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दवा-विक्रेता, औषधि-विक्रेता
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[C] AmE
a person who prepares and sells medicines; a pharmacist (British chemist)
दवा-विक्रेता, औषधि-विक्रेता
- Ask the druggist about the dosage.
- The druggist checked the prescription carefully before giving the tablets to the customer.
- The druggist at the corner shop knows every customer by name.
+ 2 more examples
- I gave the prescription to the druggist.
- A local druggist recommended a cough syrup.
Synonyms pharmacist chemist apothecary dispenser
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a druggist (countable)
Druggist is a countable noun for a person who prepares and sells medicines. It is mostly American; British speakers say chemist or pharmacist.
'Druggist' दवाइयाँ बनाने और बेचने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए countable noun है; यह प्रायः अमेरिकी शब्द है, ब्रिटिश English में chemist या pharmacist कहा जाता है।
- The druggist handed Radhika the cough syrup.
- The old druggist knew every family in the town.
druggist's / the druggist at + place
A shop is often named by the owner's possessive form, as in the chemist's or the druggist's.
दुकान का नाम प्रायः मालिक के possessive रूप से बताया जाता है, जैसे chemist's या druggist's।
- He went to the druggist's to buy bandages.
druggist vs drug dealer
A druggist sells legal medicines. A drug dealer sells illegal drugs. Never use them for each other.
Druggist कानूनी दवाइयाँ बेचता है, जबकि drug dealer अवैध नशीले पदार्थ बेचता है; दोनों को एक-दूसरे की जगह न लिखें।
- The druggist asked for the doctor's prescription before giving the tablets.
druggist + licensed / local
Adjectives like licensed or local show the type of druggist.
Licensed या local जैसे adjectives बताते हैं कि druggist किस प्रकार का है।
- Only a licensed druggist may sell this medicine.
+Collocations 5
adjective + druggist
locallicensedfriendlyoldqualified
- The local druggist gave us good advice.
verb + druggist
askconsultvisitcalltrust
- Consult a druggist before taking new medicines.
druggist + noun
shopcounterlicenceprescriptionassistant
- He worked as a druggist's assistant in the evenings.
related words
chemistpharmacistdrugstorepharmacy
- In British English, the druggist is called a chemist.
druggist + preposition
at the druggist'sfrom the druggistask the druggistvisit the druggist
- Radhika bought the cough syrup from the druggist near the school.
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- The druggist read the doctor's handwriting with ease.
दवा विक्रेता ने डॉक्टर की लिखावट आसानी से पढ़ ली।
- Radhika's grandfather was a druggist in a small town in Punjab.
राधिका के दादाजी पंजाब के एक छोटे शहर में दवा विक्रेता थे।
- The druggist advised him to take the tablet after meals.
दवा विक्रेता ने उसे गोली भोजन के बाद लेने की सलाह दी।
- A good druggist always checks the expiry date of the medicine.
एक अच्छा दवा विक्रेता हमेशा दवा की समाप्ति तिथि जाँचता है।
- He knocked on the druggist's door late at night for medicine.
उसने दवा के लिए देर रात दवा विक्रेता का दरवाज़ा खटखटाया।
- The druggist closed his shop at ten every night.
दवा विक्रेता हर रात दस बजे अपनी दुकान बंद कर देता था।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name sellers of medicines, but they belong to different varieties of English.
ये शब्द दवा बेचने वालों के नाम हैं, पर English की अलग-अलग किस्मों के हैं।
The American word for a person who prepares and sells medicines.
दवाइयाँ बनाने और बेचने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए अमेरिकी शब्द।
- The druggist filled the prescription.
The British word for the same person, and also for the shop.
उसी व्यक्ति, और दुकान, के लिए ब्रिटिश शब्द।
- I bought the tablets at the chemist's.
The neutral, formal word used in professional contexts everywhere.
हर जगह पेशेवर संदर्भ में प्रयुक्त तटस्थ, औपचारिक शब्द।
- The pharmacist checked the dose.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
pharmacist chemist apothecary dispenser
AaSpelling
drug·gist
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: chemist or pharmacist (British) and druggist or pharmacist (American); a chemist's shop (British) and a drugstore or pharmacy (American).
British और American English में chemist या pharmacist (British) और druggist या pharmacist (American); a chemist's shop (British) और a drugstore या pharmacy (American)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person qualified to prepare and sell medicines is a pharmacist; a shop where medicines are sold a pharmacy or dispensary; a person who sold medicines in the past an apothecary.
दवाएँ बनाने और बेचने के लिए योग्य व्यक्ति pharmacist (औषधि-विक्रेता); दवाएँ बिकने की दुकान pharmacy या dispensary; अतीत में दवाएँ बेचने वाला apothecary।