apothecary

«apothecary» in Mova's school dictionary: An apothecary was a person who made and sold medicines… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an apothecary, apothecaries)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old) An apothecary was a person who made and sold medicines, like a chemist or pharmacist today. tree →

2) (old) An apothecary also gave simple medical advice and treatment. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons about the Middle Ages, Tudor and Victorian times, the apothecary mixed herbs, powders and potions in a shop with jars. In stories, the apothecary sells cures and sometimes poisons. Today his job is done by a pharmacist (UK: chemist; US: drugstore).

examples

• The apothecary mixed a potion of herbs. tree →
• In Tudor times you went to the apothecary for medicine. tree →
• Rows of jars lined the apothecary's shop. tree →
• The apothecary weighed the powder carefully. tree →
• Today a pharmacist does the job of an apothecary. tree →
• The story's villain bought poison from an apothecary. tree →

note

Countable: apothecaries (y → ies). Pronounced a-POTH-e-ka-ree. Old-fashioned word.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «apothecary» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.