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optician

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op·ti·cian  (p-tshn)
n.
1. One that makes lenses and eyeglasses.
2. One that sells lenses, eyeglasses, and other optical instruments.

optician
Noun
1. Also called: (ophthalmic optician) a person who is qualified to examine the eyes and prescribe and supply spectacles and contact lenses
2. Also called: (dispensing optician) a person who supplies and fits spectacle frames and lenses, but is not qualified to prescribe lenses

optician
a person who makes and sells glasses according to prescriptions prepared by an oculist or optometrist.
See also: Eyes
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.opticianoptician - a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
Translations
Spanish optician [ɔpˈtɪʃən] nóptico m/f
French optician [ɔpˈtɪʃən] nopticien(ne)
German optician [ɔpˈtɪʃən] nOptiker(in) m(f)
Italian optician [ɔpˈtɪʃən] nottico

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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.
Between eight o'clock and midnight one optician in Jones'-Fall Street made his fortune by the sale of opera-glasses.
There are indications that she has had recourse to an optician at least twice during the last few months.
 
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