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ocularist

noun
oc·​u·​lar·​ist | \ ˈä-kyə-lə-rist How to pronounce ocularist (audio) \

Definition of ocularist

: a person who makes and fits artificial eyes

Examples of ocularist in a Sentence

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Many of them were made by an ocularist in Germany that specialized in making prostheses for human beings. — Hannah Foster, New York Times, "A Jeweled 19th-Century Doll Sets a Record and Heads for a New Museum," 21 Feb. 2018 The procedure is actually called enucleation, and ocularist is the correct way to categorize this specialist. — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, "I Had My Right Eye Removed During Pregnancy to Save My Babies," 8 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of ocularist

1866, in the meaning defined above

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ocularist

noun
oc·​u·​lar·​ist | \ ˈäk-yə-lə-rəst How to pronounce ocularist (audio) \

Medical Definition of ocularist

: a person who makes and fits artificial eyes
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