optician
noun
op·​ti·​cian
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Definition of optician
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: a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
2
: a person who reads prescriptions for visual correction, orders lenses, and dispenses eyeglasses and contact lenses — compare ophthalmologist, optometrist
Examples of optician in a Sentence
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Satisfied, Ja’karri handed the test frames back to the optician, hopped off the chair and went back to camp. — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, "A mobile clinic is helping low-income students to see clearly — one pair of glasses at a time.," 10 July 2019 Or Blow It — Equifax Data Breach Victims Drained Its $31 Million Settlement Fund in a Week … AND ELSEWHERE: EssilorLuxottica is buying opticians group GrandVision for up to $8 billion in cash. — Polina Marinova, Fortune, "This VC Firm Just Raised More Than $1 Billion To Invest in Moonshots: Term Sheet," 1 Aug. 2019 The optician goes back to the school about two weeks later to deliver and size the students’ new glasses. — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, "A mobile clinic is helping low-income students to see clearly — one pair of glasses at a time.," 10 July 2019 Studies, however, show that there may be less connection between state licensure, safety and quality than people assume even in occupations with health risks such as opticians and dental hygienists. — Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, "Kafer: Polis’ libertarian streak shows in his vetoes of three more occupational licenses," 7 June 2019 Photo: Bea Uhart for the Wall Street Journal Mykita blazed a path among pricey boutique opticians that have led the field. — Daniel Michaels, WSJ, "Design Your Frames: 3-D Printing Comes to Eyewear," 11 Nov. 2018 Related Last year, the first 200 Yuniku scanners rolled out to opticians around Europe, Africa and the Middle East. — Daniel Michaels, WSJ, "Design Your Frames: 3-D Printing Comes to Eyewear," 11 Nov. 2018 In the future, then, a visit to the opticians might also lead to a diagnosis about mental health. — The Economist, "The eye's structure holds information about the health of the mind," 28 June 2018 Justine dragged him to the optician and he was fitted for his first pair of lenses on the Monday of the Houston Open, the week before the Masters. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, "Long drives, short sight: How contact lenses helped Patrick Reed win Masters," 3 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'optician.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for optician
optician
noun
English Language Learners Definition of optician
: a person whose job is to sell eyeglasses and contact lenses, to make sure that they fit correctly, and sometimes to make eyeglasses
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optician
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op·​ti·​cian
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Kids Definition of optician
: a person who prepares lenses for and sells eyeglasses
optician
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op·​ti·​cian
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Medical Definition of optician
1
: a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
2
: a person who reads prescriptions for visual correction, orders lenses, and dispenses eyeglasses and contact lenses — compare ophthalmologist, optometrist
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