optometrist
a licensed professional who practices optometry.
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Origin of optometrist
1synonym study For optometrist
Words that may be confused with optometrist
- eye doctor, ophthalmologist, optician, optometrist (see synonym study at eye doctor)
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How to use optometrist in a sentence
After all, doctors, dentists and optometrists spend a lot of their time correcting genetically based inequalities.
You can go to your optometrist and ask for the whole package of eye-goodies, but you don’t have to splurge to get these benefits—at $7, the pair I use is stylish and won’t break the bank.
Keeping that in mind, we wanted to make sure that we also recognized that a lot of people that would typically shop brick and mortar or shop at optometrists no longer had that option when everything shut down.
Marketing Briefing: Zenni’s vp of growth marketing on making the switch to ‘bite-sized’ planning windows due to Covid | Kristina Monllos | August 3, 2021 | DigidayTo prevent the need for ever-thicker lenses, optometrists promote the 20-20-20 rule.
Although she wanted to be an optometrist, she changed her mind when she got the lead in one of her high-school plays.
The 59-year-old former optometrist is likely to become the first Republican to hold the seat since Reconstruction.
And while you were away, the optometrist came to fit his glasses.
When the Owl Cries | Paul Bartlett
British Dictionary definitions for optometrist
/ (ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪst) /
a person who is qualified to examine the eyes and prescribe and supply spectacles and contact lenses: Also called (esp Brit): ophthalmic optician Compare optician, ophthalmologist
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