optician

noun

op·​ti·​cian äp-ˈti-shən 

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Marshall Ensley, an optician at Allen Eyecare Center, leads business networking for the office, about two miles south of the outlet mall. —Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 9 May 2023

Jenny Yang, an optician in Chico, California, notes that swimming without goggles can lead to dry eyes, exposure to ultraviolet rays, and burning from chlorine and other chemicals. —Kelsey Ogle, Health, 27 Mar. 2023

Hey Hey, on breaks from her job as an optician. —Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021

Chrissy Friberg, a traveling optician from Washington state, spent a couple days in Wales just before the attack, holding a clinic for the villagers. —Mark Thiessen, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023

Chrissy Friberg, a traveling optician from Washington state, spent a couple of days in Wales just before the attack, holding a clinic for the villagers. —Gene Johnson, Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2023

Like an optician on the fly, this technology corrects image distortions from Earth’s atmosphere with multiple smaller mirrors under computer control. —Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2016

Herron was born in Newcastle, one of six children of an optician and a nursery-school teacher. —Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022

His family’s brick and mortar optical store in San Francisco in the 1970s led him to pursue a career as a second-generation optician. —Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing optician

• ophthalmic optician

• ophthalmic optician

Kids Definition

optician

noun

op·​ti·​cian äp-ˈtish-ən 

1

: a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments

2

: a person who reads prescriptions for correction of vision, orders, prepares, and sometimes grinds lenses for eyeglasses, sells eyeglasses and contact lenses, and fits and adjusts eyeglasses compare ophthalmologist, optometrist

Medical Definition

optician

noun

op·​ti·​cian äp-ˈtish-ən 

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