Chemist - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Chemist :  (noun)
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]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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.

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(1995-02-07)



Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

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.

Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

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