Chemist

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chemist \Chem"ist\, n. [Shortened from alchemist; cf. F.
     chimiste.]
     A person versed in chemistry or given to chemical
     investigation; an analyst; a maker or seller of chemicals or
     drugs.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chemist
       n 1: a scientist who specializes in chemistry
       2: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and
          dispensing drugs [syn: {pharmacist}, {druggist}, {apothecary},
           {pill pusher}, {pill roller}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "chemist":
     antique store, apothecary, automobile showroom, bookstore, bootery,
     candy store, cigar store, clothiers, clothing store, confectionery,
     dispensary, dispensatory, dispenser, dress shop, druggist,
     drugstore, dry goods store, florists, fur salon, furniture store,
     gallipot, gift shop, haberdashery, hardware store, hat shop,
     hobby shop, ironmongery, jewelers, jewelry store,
     leather goods store, liquor store, luggage shop, milliners,
     novelty shop, package store, pharmaceutist, pharmacist, pharmacy,
     posologist, saddlery, schlock house, schlock shop, secondhand shop,
     secondhand store, shoe store, smoke shop, specialty shop,
     sporting goods store, stationers, stationery store, sweater shop,
     sweet shop, thrift shop, tobacco store, tobacconists, toy shop,
     trimming store, used-car lot
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  chemist n. [Cambridge] Someone who wastes computer time on
     {number-crunching} when you'd far rather the machine were doing
     something more productive, such as working out anagrams of your name or
     printing Snoopy calendars or running {life} patterns. May or may not
     refer to someone who actually studies chemistry.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  chemist
       
          (Cambridge) Someone who wastes computer time on {number
          crunching} when you'd far rather the computer were doing
          something more productive, such as working out anagrams of
          your name or printing Snoopy calendars or running {life}
          patterns.  May or may not refer to someone who actually
          studies chemistry.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1995-02-07)