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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024op•ti•cian /ɑpˈtɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Ophthalmologya person who makes or sells eyeglasses and contact lenses.
See -opti-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024op•ti•cian (op tish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - Ophthalmologya person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- Ophthalmology, Opticsa maker or seller of optical glass and instruments.
- Medieval Latin optic(a) (see optics) + French -ien -ian
- French opticien
- 1680–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See eye doctor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: optician /ɒpˈtɪʃən/ n - Also called: optometrist a general name used to refer to an ophthalmic optician, a person qualified to examine the eyes and prescribe and supply spectacles and contact lenses
- a general name used to refer to a dispensing optician, a person who supplies and fits spectacle frames but is not qualified to prescribe lenses
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