oculist

[ ok-yuh-list ]
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noun(formerly)

Origin of oculist

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; French oculiste; see ocul-, -ist

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Other words from oculist

  • oc·u·lis·tic, adjective

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oculist

/ (ˈɒkjʊlɪst) /


noun
  1. med a former term for ophthalmologist

Origin of oculist

1
C17: via French from Latin oculus eye

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