optician

[ op-tish-uh n ]
/ ɒpˈtɪʃ ən /

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.

Origin of optician

1680–90; < French opticien < Medieval Latin optic(a) (see optics) + French -ien -ian

SYNONYMS FOR optician

1 See eye doctor.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH optician

eye doctor ophthalmologist optician optometrist (see synonym study at eye doctor)

Words nearby optician

optical sound, optical soundtrack, optical tooling, optical tweezers, optical wedge, optician, opticianry, opticist, optico-, opticociliary, opticokinetic nystagmus

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British Dictionary definitions for optician

optician
/ (ɒpˈtɪʃən) /

noun

  1. 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
  2. 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
Compare ophthalmologist

Medical definitions for optician

optician
[ ŏp-tĭsh′ən ]

n.

A person who practices opticianry.