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OCULIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

Synonyms:

eye doctor; oculist; ophthalmologist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("oculist" is a kind of...):

medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)

Instance hyponyms:

Hermann Snellen; Snellen (Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908))

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

oculist; optometrist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("oculist" is a kind of...):

specialiser; specialist; specializer (an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning)

Derivation:

oculus (the organ of sight)

Credits