oculist

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒkjʊlɪst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑkjəlɪst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ok′yə list)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
oc•u•list /ˈɑkyəlɪst/USA pronunciation   n. [countable] (formerly)
  1. Ophthalmologyophthalmologist.
  2. Ophthalmologyoptometrist.
See -ocul-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
oc•u•list  (ok′yə list),USA pronunciation n. (formerly)
  1. Ophthalmologyophthalmologist.
  2. Ophthalmologyoptometrist.
  • French oculiste. See ocul-, -ist
  • 1605–15
oc′u•lis′tic, adj. 
    See eye doctor. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
oculist /ˈɒkjʊlɪst/ n
  1. a former term for ophthalmologist
Etymology: 17th Century: via French from Latin oculus eye
'oculist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
eye doctor - Gullstrand - ocul-

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