alchymist

Noun

alchemist (plural alchemists)

1. 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
2. One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.