chemist
- pharmacist
‘chemist’
In British English, a chemist is a person who is qualified to prepare and sell drugs and medicines.
...the pills the chemist had given him.
‘pharmacist’
In American English, someone like this is usually called a pharmacist.
The boy was eighteen, the son of the pharmacist at the Amity Pharmacy.
another meaning of ‘chemist’
In both British and American English, a chemist is also a person who studies chemistry or who does work connected with chemical research.
...a research chemist.