alchemist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈæl.kə.mɪst/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Latin alchēmīa Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Medieval Latin alchēmistader. Old French alquemisteder. English alchemist From Old French alquemiste (French alchimiste), from Medieval Latin alchemista. Equivalent to alchemy + -ist.
Meanings
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One who practices alchemy.
[K]nowledge of philtres, aphrodisiacs, and other sexual stimulants spread from the Arabs and the Moors, from Egypt and India into the European herbals, pharmacopeias, and apothecaries’ lore, and, on a more indeterminate level, among alchemists, wizards, and occultists.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 155:Years later, scientists learned that the sun’s light—visible and invisible—is merely the by-product of a process alchemists had vainly tried to reproduce for centuries—the transmutation of one element into another. That nature accomplishes this before our very eyes, and that it is what creates the solar heat and light that supports all life, was suspected by no one. The revelation came as a complete surprise.
2017, Bob Berman, Zapped: From Infrared to X-rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 73:
- One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alchemists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
magician · philosopher · natural philosopher
Relateds
elixir · philosopher's stone · alchemy · alchemical · elixir of life · philosophers' stone
Synonyms
philosopher by fire · philosopher of fire · alchemist · fire philosopher
Translations (75)
ro alchimist (one who practices alchemy) · fi alkemisti (one who practices alchemy) · fro alquemiste (one who practices alchemy) · vo lalkiman (one who practices alchemy) · ko 연금술사 (one who practices alchemy) · sh алкемичар (one who practices alchemy) · vo hilalkiman (one who practices alchemy) · ga ailceimicí (one who practices alchemy) · eo alkemiisto (one who practices alchemy) · bg алхимик (one who practices alchemy) · ota كیمیاجی (one who practices alchemy) · ka ალქიმიკოსი (one who practices alchemy) · ko 련금술사 (one who practices alchemy) · pl alchemik (one who practices alchemy) · ru алхи́мик (one who practices alchemy) · tr simyacı (one who practices alchemy) · sk alchymista (one who practices alchemy) · cs alchymista (one who practices alchemy) · hu alkimista (one who practices alchemy) · eo alĥemiistino (one who practices alchemy) · be альхімік (one who practices alchemy) · eo alkemiistino (one who practices alchemy) · lad alkímiko (one who practices alchemy) · eo viralkemiisto (one who practices alchemy) · ga ailceimiceoir (one who practices alchemy) · de Alchemist (one who practices alchemy) · gd ailceimicear (one who practices alchemy) · ar خِيمِيَائِيّ (one who practices alchemy) · sl alkimistka (one who practices alchemy) · ja アルケミスト (one who practices alchemy) · vo jilalkiman (one who practices alchemy) · io alkemiisto (one who practices alchemy) · da alkymist (one who practices alchemy) · fa کیمیاگر (one who practices alchemy) · de Alchemistin (one who practices alchemy) · la alchēmista (one who practices alchemy) · km រសវិទូ (one who practices alchemy) · cy alcemydd (one who practices alchemy) · ja 錬金術師 (one who practices alchemy) · it alchimista (one who practices alchemy) · pl alchymik (one who practices alchemy) · br alkimiour (one who practices alchemy) · eo viralĥemiisto (one who practices alchemy) · ca alquimista (one who practices alchemy) · vo lukiemel (one who practices alchemy) · ota سیمیاجی (one who practices alchemy) · sk alchymistka (one who practices alchemy) · af alchemis (one who practices alchemy) · pt alquimista (one who practices alchemy) · th นักเล่นแร่แปรธาตุ (one who practices alchemy) · fr alchimiste (one who practices alchemy) · es alquimista (one who practices alchemy) · eo alĥemiisto (one who practices alchemy) · tr alşimist (one who practices alchemy) · pl alchimista (one who practices alchemy) · vi nhà giả kim (one who practices alchemy) · el αλχημιστής (one who practices alchemy) · gl alquimista (one who practices alchemy) · hy ալքիմիկոս (one who practices alchemy) · oc alquimista (one who practices alchemy) · lt alchemikas (one who practices alchemy) · tr simyager (one who practices alchemy) · no alkymist (one who practices alchemy) · is gullgerðarmaður (one who practices alchemy) · te రసవాది (one who practices alchemy) · sv alkemist (one who practices alchemy) · gv far-chemmicagh (one who practices alchemy) · nap archemista (one who practices alchemy) · nl alchemist (one who practices alchemy) · ko 연금사 (one who practices alchemy) · nl alchimist (one who practices alchemy) · cmn 方士 (one who practices alchemy) · sl alkimist (one who practices alchemy) · sh alkemičar (one who practices alchemy) · pl alchemista (one who practices alchemy)