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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
chemist
n 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}]
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
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)
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