opticist

[ op-tuh-sist ]
/ ˈɒp tə sɪst /

noun Now Rare.

a person engaged in the fields of theoretical or applied optics.

Origin of opticist

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; optic(s) + -ist

Words nearby opticist

optical tooling, optical tweezers, optical wedge, optician, opticianry, opticist, optico-, opticociliary, opticokinetic nystagmus, opticopupillary, optics