optician
Americannoun
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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.
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a maker or seller of optical glass and instruments.
noun
Related Words
See eye doctor.
Etymology
Origin of optician
1670–80; from French opticien, from Medieval Latin optic(a) ( see optics) + French -ien -ian
Explanation
The person who makes your eye glasses is an optician. They work in the back room of the glasses shop, or at a factory, fabricating the lenses and attaching them to the frames. While an optician can determine whether you are nearsighted or farsighted, if you have a medical eye problem, you probably want to visit an optometrist or an ophthalmologist. Both of these are eye doctors, but the latter has completed full medical training and has chosen eye health as a specialty.
Vocabulary lists containing optician
Common Senses: Op, Ops, Opt ("Sight")
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Example Sentences
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In Florstadt, automated procedures coexist with manual handling at fixed workstations, such as preparing a single contact lens ordered by an optician for a specific patient for further shipping.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
"Even the slightest change - don't put it off - get it seen to by an optician immediately."
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025
He lists several nearby businesses - including a petrol station, a gym, a beautician and an optician – which he says will not reopen.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024
So does Burgos, an optician and part owner of a murder mystery theater company.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
I opened it to find Mrs. Beukers, wife of the optician next door, standing in the snow.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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