alchemist

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈælkəmɪst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′kə mist)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
al•che•mist  (al′kə mist),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who is versed in or practices alchemy.
  • Medieval Latin alchymista, equivalent. to alchym(ia) alchemy + -ista -ist
  • 1350–1400; Middle English alkamist; probably

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
alchemist / ˈælkəmɪst/
  1. a person who practises alchemy
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Alchemist, The, 
  1. Literaturea comedy (1610) by Ben Jonson.

'alchemist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alchemist, The - Faust - Geber - Jabir ibn Hayyan - Paracelsus - bain-marie - chemist - homunculus - philosopher - valentinite

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