n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' pä-th ə - ˌ ker- ē , - ˌ ke-r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -car · ies
Etymology: Middle English apothecarie, from Medieval Latin apothecarius, from Late Latin, shopkeeper, from Latin apotheca storehouse, from Greek apoth ē k ē , from apotithenai to put away, from apo- + tithenai to put ― more at DO
Date: 14th century
1 : one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
2 : PHARMACY