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optician

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.

Sound

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lens maker

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman

History

Etymology

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