apothecary (noun) – a pharmacist or chemist; a drugstore or shop where remedies are made and sold, or someone who works at such an establishment [uh-poth-uh-ker-ee]
BREAKDOWN: APO- (away) + THE[C]- (to set or put) + -ARY (one who does)
“If I had been born a man, they would have called me an apothecary. Perhaps even a doctor, if I’d had the training. But because I was born a woman, they called me a witch instead. To ignorant men, every gifted woman is a witch.” —Lynda Cohen Loigman
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