noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɒpˈtɒmətɹɪst/
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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
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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.
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