alchemist
noun [ C ] uk/ˈæl.kə.mɪst/ us/ˈæl.kə.mɪst/
炼金师
a person who uses or seems to use alchemy (= attempts to to change ordinary metals into gold)
For thousands of years, alchemists tried to figure out how to turn lead into gold. 炼金术士花了几千年琢磨点铅成金的办法。
Bankers were like modern-day alchemists who could create wealth from mere paper. 银行家宛如现代炼金师，可以从纸张里创造财富。
See: alchemy
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- Medieval alchemists never did brew up gold, but modern chemists tinkering with the elements do yield priceless materials.
- The dishes evolved by the new breed of culinary alchemists are not the sort of thing you can make in five minutes.
- Klee's art studio was once described as an alchemist's lair.
- She has an alchemist's talent for making history live and breathe.