optician

one who makes lenses and eyeglasses

Not to be confused with:

ophthalmologist – physician specializing in the eye

optometrist – one who examines eyes and measures vision

op·ti·cian

(ŏp-tĭsh′ən)

1. One that makes lenses and eyeglasses.

2. One that sells lenses, eyeglasses, and other optical instruments.

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optician

(ɒpˈtɪʃən)

(Medicine)

a. 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

b. 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

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op•ti•cian

(ɒpˈtɪʃ ən)

n.

1. a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and contact lenses in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.

2. a maker or seller of optical glass and instruments.

[1680–90; < French opticien < Medieval Latin optic(a) (see optics)]

optician

a person who makes and sells glasses according to prescriptions prepared by an oculist or optometrist.

optician

Specialist in the fitting and adjusting of eye glasses and contact lenses.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

optician - a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision

lens maker

skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills

Translations

صانِع أو بائِع النَّظّاراتنَظَّارَاتِيّ

optik

optiker

optikko

optičar

optikuslátszerész

sjóntækjafræîingur; gleraugnasali

ottico oculista

眼鏡士眼鏡屋

안경사

optikaoptikasoptinisoptinis skaitytuvas

optiķis

optik

optiker

gözlükçü

người làm và bán đồ quang học

光学仪器商眼镜商配镜师

optician

[ɒpˈtɪʃən] N → óptico/a m/f
optician's → óptica f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

optician

[ɒpˈtɪʃ^ən] n → opticien(ne) m/f
She's an optician → Elle est opticienne.
at the optician's → chez l'opticienoptic nerve [ˌɒptɪkˈnɜː^r] n → nerf m optique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

optician

n → Augenarzt m, → Augenärztin f, → Optiker(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

optician

[ɒpˈtɪʃ/ən] n (also ophthalmic optician) → optometrista m/f (also dispensing optician) → ottico

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

optician

(opˈtiʃən) noun

a person who makes and sells spectacles and optical instruments. The optician mended my spectacles.

optical (ˈoptikəl) adjective

of or concerning sight or what one sees. The two objects in the picture appear to be the same size, but this is just an optical illusion (= they are not actually the same size); microscopes and other optical instruments.

optician

→ نَظَّارَاتِيّ optik optiker Optiker οπτικός oculista optikko opticien optičar oculista 眼鏡士 안경사 opticien optiker optyk oftalmologista оптик optiker ผู้มีคุณสมบัติที่จะตรวจ ออกใบวัดและขายอุปกรณ์เกี่ยวกับสายตา gözlükçü người làm và bán đồ quang học 配镜师

optician

n óptico -ca mf

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Stopping a day at Annapolis, he visited the shop of a well-known optician and ordered seven powerful telescopes, one for every day in the week.

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The Count stopped again and entered a small optician's shop, with an inscription in the window announcing that repairs were neatly executed inside.

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Between eight o'clock and midnight one optician in Jones'-Fall Street made his fortune by the sale of opera-glasses.

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There are indications that she has had recourse to an optician at least twice during the last few months.

I confess, however, that I am unable to understand how you arrive at the double visit to the optician."

Of course, we always have the optician clue to fall back upon, but I take a short cut when I can get it.

I had intended, however, to go the round of the London opticians."

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Said Keith: "We deliberately chose the location for The BIG Optician because of its excellent Metro and bus links, and the fact that it is two minutes' drive from the centre of Newcastle.

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