Optician – oh p t ih sh ax n
A person qualified to prescribe glasses.
I need to visit the optician next week?
Definition noun
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
a maker or seller of optical glass and instruments.
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Synonyms for optician
Eye doctor, ophthalmologist
Dictionary Entries near optician
optic cup, optic decussation, optic disc, optic disk, optic foramen, optician, opticianry, opticist, optic lobe, optic nerve, optic neuritis
First known use
1670–80; from French opticien, from Medieval Latin optic(a)
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