Definitions for opticianɒpˈtɪʃ ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
op•ti•cianɒpˈtɪʃ ən(n.)
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and contact lenses in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
Category: Ophthalmology
a maker or seller of optical glass and instruments.
Category: Ophthalmology, Optics
Origin of optician:
1680–90; < F opticien < ML optic(a) (see optics )
Princeton's WordNet
optician, lens maker(noun)
a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
optician(noun)ɒpˈtɪʃ ən
sb whose job is to check people's eyesight
I have an appointment with the optician.
Wiktionary
optician(Noun)
A person who makes or dispenses lenses, spectacles.
optician(Noun)
A person who sells lenses, spectacles etc.
Translations for optician
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
optician(noun)
a person who makes and sells spectacles and optical instruments
The optician mended my spectacles.
- brilmaker, optisiën, optikusAfrikaans
- صانِع أو بائِع النَّظّاراتArabic
- оптикBulgarian
- oculistaPortuguese (BR)
- optikCzech
- der/die Optiker(in)German
- optikerDanish
- οπτικός (το επάγγελμα)Greek
- óptico, oculistaSpanish
- optikEstonian
- عینک سازFarsi
- optikkoFinnish
- opticien/-ienneFrench
- אוֹפּטִיקַאיHebrew
- चश्मेवालाHindi
- optičarCroatian
- optikusHungarian
- ahli kacamataIndonesian
- sjóntækjafræðingur; gleraugnasaliIcelandic
- otticoItalian
- 眼鏡屋Japanese
- 안경사Korean
- optikasLithuanian
- optiķisLatvian
- pakar optikMalay
- opticienDutch
- optikerNorwegian
- optykPolish
- عینک سازPersian
- عينك جوړونكىPashto
- oculistaPortuguese
- opticianRomanian
- оптикRussian
- optikSlovak
- optikSlovenian
- optičarSerbian
- optikerSwedish
- ช่างแว่นตาThai
- gözlükçüTurkish
- 光學儀器商，眼鏡商Chinese (Trad.)
- оптикUkrainian
- عينک سازUrdu
- chuyên gia nhãn khoaVietnamese
- 光学仪器商，眼镜商Chinese (Simp.)
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