chemist's

n : a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

[syn: {drugstore}, {apothecary's shop}, {chemist's shop},

{dispensary}, {pharmacy}]

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)