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

Examples of optician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Italian entrepreneur visited Asmara in Eritrea, where his family and particularly his grandfather Raffaello Bini, who had had ties with the African continent throughout his life, ran a small optician business named Ottica Bini. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025

Ever since, there have been similar conflicts too numerous to list, such as psychologists vs. psychiatrists over the right to prescribe drugs, optometrists vs. opticians over eye treatment — and even veterinarians vs. dog groomers over who could legally brush a dog’s teeth. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025

The Christian Louboutin Eyewear collection is available in select Christian Louboutin boutiques and opticians and on christianlouboutin.com, with prices ranging from $625 to $875. —Mecca Pryor, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025

Optician An optician is a technician who makes glasses and other vision-correcting devices. —Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing optician

• ophthalmic optician

Rhymes for optician

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• clinician
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition

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