oculist
pronunciation
How to pronounce oculist in British English:
UK [ˈɒkjəlɪst]
How to pronounce oculist in American English:
US [ˈɑːkjəlɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
- a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye
Word Origin
- oculist (n.)
- "eye doctor," 1610s, from French oculiste (16c.), from Latin oculus "an eye" (see eye (n.)).
Example
- 1. I wonder if the oculist could fit me in next friday .
- 2. If your eyes are infected , you must go to an oculist .
- 3. Faced with gaping deficits , some desperate governors slashed payments to hospitals and doctors , or refused to pay for trips to the dentist or oculist .
- 4. Oculist sees this picture , be behaved by the painter 's outstanding art at a draught force place shake was photographed .
- 5. Some gentleman be in hospital , the first day is what he checks is oculist , it is larynx division the following day , the 3rd day is respiratory system , the 4th day is peptic .