optician

American  

[op-tish-uhn] / ɒpˈtɪʃ ən /

noun

1. a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.

2. a maker or seller of optical glass and instruments.

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optician British  

/ ɒpˈtɪʃən /

noun

1. Compare ophthalmologist

   1. Also called: optometrist.  a general name used to refer to an ophthalmic optician, a person qualified to examine the eyes and prescribe and supply spectacles and contact lenses

   2. a general name used to refer to a dispensing optician, a person who supplies and fits spectacle frames but is not qualified to prescribe lenses

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Related Words

See eye doctor.

Etymology

Origin of optician

1670–80; from French opticien, from Medieval Latin optic(a) ( optics ) + French -ien -ian

Example Sentences

A jury heard Baird, who worked at an opticians, left a note to her family which said a "dark cloud" was over her.

From BBC

"I remember being in Ponty in the opticians and people were saying 'are you filming with that Colin Firth?' and I was like 'sort of yeah'," she told Lewis in January.

From BBC

"There are only a few companies left fighting for French manufacturing," and even opticians no longer really believe in the Made in France label anymore, he lamented.

From Barron's

As is the nature of fertility treatment, all of these appointments have to be done at very specific times of the month - and fitting this around her job at a private opticians has proven difficult.

From BBC

Mr Barlow has now been prescribed antidepressants and sleeping tablets, and his optician suspected his persistent eye irritation may have been caused by the mould and damp.

From BBC