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oculist

American  
[ok-yuh-list] / ˈɒk yə lɪst /

noun

  1. ophthalmologist.

  2. optometrist.

oculist British  
/ ˈɒkjʊlɪst /

noun

  1. med a former term for ophthalmologist

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Related Words

See eye doctor.

Other Word Forms

  • oculistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of oculist

First recorded in 1590–1600; French oculiste; ocul-, -ist

Example Sentences

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A mild-mannered oculist, Dr. Galeazzi-Lisi first met the Pope when he was still Eugenio Pacelli, the Vatican's 54-year-old Secretary of State, suffering from eye-strain headaches, which Galeazzi-Lisi relieved.

From Time Magazine Archive

An oculist, if he is attentive, may recognize the tumor when it is no bigger than a pin head.

From Time Magazine Archive

Died, Austin O'Malley, M. D., 73, scientist, oculist, author, brother of Writer Frank Ward O'Malley; of arteriosclerosis after a lingering illness; in Philadelphia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Cerra went to an oculist: he told her she would never see again.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had the advice of an eminent oculist; and he eventually recovered the sight of that one eye.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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