"optometrist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/ [General-American], /ɒpˈtɒmətɹɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: optometrists [plural]
Etymology: From opto- + -metry + -ist. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|opto-|-metry|-ist}} opto- + -metry + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} optometrist (plural optometrists)
  1. A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment. Categories (topical): Healthcare occupations Related terms: ophthalmologist Translations (person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects): optometrista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 驗光師 (Chinese Mandarin), 验光师 (yànguāngshī) (Chinese Mandarin), optometrista [masculine] (Czech), øjenlæge [common-gender, informal] (Danish), optometrist (english: medical) [common-gender] (Danish), optiker (english: seller of spectacles) [common-gender] (Danish), oogarts (Dutch), optometrist [masculine] (Dutch), optometristi (Finnish), optométriste [feminine, masculine] (French), ოპტიკოსი (oṗṭiḳosi) (Georgian), ოპტომეტრისტი (oṗṭomeṭrisṭi) (Georgian), Optometrist [masculine] (German), οπτομέτρης (optométris) [masculine] (Greek), optaiméadraí [masculine] (Irish), radharceolaí oftalmach [masculine] (Irish), optometrista [masculine] (Italian), 検眼士 (kenganshi) (alt: けんがんし) (Japanese), optiker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), optikar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), optometrysta [masculine] (Polish), optometrystka [feminine] (Polish), oculista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), oculist [masculine] (Romanian), oculistă [feminine] (Romanian), окули́ст (okulíst) [masculine] (Russian), о́птик (óptik) [masculine] (Russian), оптометри́ст (optometríst) [masculine] (Russian), optometrista [masculine] (Slovak), optometrista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), optómetra [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), optometriker (Swedish)

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      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "word": "検眼士"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "optiker"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "optikar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "optometrysta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "optometrystka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oculista"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oculist"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oculistă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "okulíst",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "окули́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "óptik",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о́птик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "optometríst",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "оптометри́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "optometrista"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "optometrista"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "optómetra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects",
      "word": "optometriker"
    }
  ],
  "word": "optometrist"
}

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