oculist
Americannoun
Related Words
See eye doctor.
Other Word Forms
- oculistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of oculist
Example Sentences
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He had the advice of an eminent oculist; and he eventually recovered the sight of that one eye.
From Literature
One of the first plays that pushed Soho Rep beyond dramatic classics, this eccentric Len Jenkin drama had a story, impossible to parse, which somehow involved occultists, oculists and a stolen diamond.
From New York Times
Evidently some wild wag of an oculist set them there to fatten his practice in the borough of Queens, and then sank down himself into eternal blindness or forgot them and moved away.
From Literature
This reminds one of the oculist in Mouse Alley, mentioned in the Spectator, who undertook to cure cataracts, in consequence of his having lost an eye in the Imperial service.
From Project Gutenberg
He also practised surgery in an experimental fashion, and was frequently consulted as an oculist.
From Project Gutenberg
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