noun
Meaning 1
An eye doctor; an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
oculist
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒkjəlɪst/
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General-American: /ˈɑkjəlɪst/
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CMU ARPABET: AO1 K Y UW0 L IH2 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ophthalmologist, eye doctor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist
Narrower terms: Snellen, Hermann Snellen
noun
Meaning 3
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: optometrist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: specialist, specializer, specialiser
History
Etymology
From French oculiste (“oculist”), from Latin oculus (“eye”).