Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.

    Optometrist

    окули́стokulíst, о́птикóptik, оптометри́стoptometríst

    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom isn't an optometrist.

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  2. I saw an optometrist.

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  3. The optometrist measures the patient's visual acuity.

    ruОптометрист определяет остроту зрения пациента.

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  4. Mary regularly needs to have ingrowing eyelashes trimmed by an optometrist.

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  5. Tom is an optometrist.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects:

Forms

plural: optometrists
Singularoptometrist
Pluraloptometrists

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses:oculist

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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