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oculist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑkjəlɪst/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɒkjəlɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From French oculiste (“oculist”), from Latin oculus (“eye”).

Meanings

  1. An eye doctor; an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
    • Five minutes later, […] Carrados was arranging to take rooms for his attendant and himself for the short time that he would be in London, seeing an oculist. 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

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Relateds

oculistic · For quotations using this term · ocular · Citations:oculist · oculism