noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɒpˈtɪʃən/
Received-Pronunciation:[ɒpˈthɪʃən] ~ [ɒpˈthɪʃn̩]
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ɑpˈtɪʃən/
General-American:[ɑpˈthɪʃən] ~ [ɑpˈthɪʃn̩]
rhymes with -ɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:AA0 P T IH1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who makes, dispenses or sells lenses, spectacles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment; an optometrist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Latin opticusbor. French optique Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Old French -ien Middle French -ien French -ien French opticienbor. English optician Borrowed from French opticien.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
optik
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Azerbaijani:
gözlükçü
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Belarusian:
оптык
(óptyk)
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Catalan:
òptic
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Catalan:
òptica
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Chinese Mandarin:
眼鏡商 /眼镜商
(yǎnjìngshāng)
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Chinese Mandarin:
配鏡師 /配镜师
(pèijìngshī)
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Chinese Mandarin:
配鏡人員 /配镜人员
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Czech:
optik
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Danish:
optiker
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Dutch:
opticien
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Esperanto:
optikisto
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Estonian:
optik
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Finnish:
optikko
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
French:
opticien
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
German:
Optiker
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
German:
Optikerin
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Greek:
οπτικός
(optikós)
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Hungarian:
látszerész
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Hungarian:
optikus
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Icelandic:
sjóntækjafræðingur
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Icelandic:
gleraugnabúð
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Irish:
radharceolaí
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Japanese:
眼鏡屋
(meganeya)
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Norman:
opticien
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Norwegian Bokmål:
optiker
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Norwegian Nynorsk:
optikar
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Plautdietsch:
Brellenhendla
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Polish:
optyk
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Portuguese:
oculista
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Romanian:
optician
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Romanian:
opticiană
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Russian:
о́птик
(óptik)
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Russian:
окули́ст
(okulíst)
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Russian:
окули́стка
(okulístka)
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Spanish:
óptico
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Spanish:
óptica
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Swedish:
optiker
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Turkish:
gözlükçü
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Turkish:
optisyen
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Welsh:
optegwr
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles
Welsh:
optegydd
— a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles