oculist

[ ok-yuh-list ]

/ ˈɒk yə lɪst /

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noun (formerly)

ophthalmologist.

optometrist.

Origin of oculist

From the French word oculiste, dating back to 1605–15. See ocul-, -ist

SYNONYMS FOR oculist

See eye doctor.

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OTHER WORDS FROM oculist

oc·u·lis·tic, adjective

Words nearby oculist

ocular tension, ocular vertigo, ocular vesicle, ocularist, oculate, oculist, oculo-, oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia, oculocerebrorenal syndrome, oculocutaneous, oculodentodigital dysplasia

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In the find of the oculist Severus is a bronze dish which Deneffe regards as a mortar.

Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times |John Stewart Milne
He has been at Wiesbaden with an oculist; he only returned a week ago.

The Four Feathers |A. E. W. Mason
The needle handles from the find of the oculist Severus are well adapted for this work, but are dealt with elsewhere (p. 69).

Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times |John Stewart Milne
The oculist from whom you obtained your lenses will tell you their magnifying power.

Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 |Various

If its owner had half that amount of dust in his eye he would be off to an oculist as fast as ever his feet would carry him.

Christopher and the Clockmakers |Sara Ware Bassett

British Dictionary definitions for oculist

oculist

/ (ˈɒkjʊlɪst) /

noun

med a former term for ophthalmologist

Word Origin for oculist

C17: via French from Latin oculus eye

Medical definitions for oculist

oculist

[ ŏk′yə-lĭst ]

n.

A physician who specializes in treating diseases of the eyes; an ophthalmologist.

An optometrist.

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