oculist

English

An oculist (right) at work.

Etymology

From French oculiste (“oculist”), from Latin oculus (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒkjəlɪst/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkjəlɪst/

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Noun

oculist (plural oculists)

1. An eye doctor; an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
   • 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

     Five minutes later, […] Carrados was arranging to take rooms for his attendant and himself for the short time that he would be in London, seeing an oculist.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with occultist.

Related terms

• ocular
• oculism
• oculistic

Translations

eye doctor — see eye doctor

See also

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:oculist.

Anagrams

• coutils

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French oculiste.

Noun

oculist m (plural oculiști)

1. oculist

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	oculist	oculistul	oculiști	oculiștii
genitive-dative	oculist	oculistului	oculiști	oculiștilor
vocative	oculistule		oculiștilor