HyperDic: alchemist

English > 1 sense of the word *alchemist*:
NOUN	person	alchemist	one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone

alchemist > pronunciation
Sounds	aa'lkahmihst; ae'lchahmihst
Rhymes	abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst...

English > *alchemist*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	One who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone.
Broader	intellectual, intellect	A person who uses the mind creatively
Spanish	alquimista
Catalan	alquimista
Adjectives	alchemistic, alchemistical	of or relating to alchemists
Nouns	alchemy	a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times