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optometrist

noun · 2 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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  • General-American: /ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɒpˈtɒmətɹɪst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AA0 P T AA1 M AH0 T R IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.

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 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: oculist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, specializer, specialiser

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English optometry Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English optometrist From optometry + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: optometrista — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Chinese Mandarin: 驗光師 /验光师 (yànguāngshī) — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Choctaw: nishkin alikchi — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Czech: optometrista — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Danish: øjenlæge — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Danish: optometrist — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Danish: optiker — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Dutch: oogarts — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Dutch: optometrist — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Finnish: optometristi — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • French: optométriste — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Georgian: ოპტიკოსი (oṗṭiḳosi) — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Georgian: ოპტომეტრისტი (oṗṭomeṭrisṭi) — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • German: Optometrist — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Greek: οπτομέτρης (optométris) — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Irish: optaiméadraí — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Irish: radharceolaí oftalmach — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Italian: optometrista — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Japanese: 検眼士 (kenganshi) — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Norwegian Bokmål: optiker — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: optikar — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Polish: optometrysta — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Polish: optometrystka — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Portuguese: oculista — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Romanian: oculist — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Romanian: oculistă — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Russian: окули́ст (okulíst) — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Russian: о́птик (óptik) — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Russian: оптометри́ст (optometríst) — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Slovak: optometrista — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Spanish: optometrista — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Spanish: optómetra — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects
  • Swedish: optometriker — person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects