Optician
[op-tish-uh n] /ɒpˈtɪʃ ən/
noun
1.
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
2.
a maker or seller of optical glass and instruments.
/ɒpˈtɪʃən/
noun
1.
Compare ophthalmologist
n.
1680s, after French opticien “maker or seller of optical instruments;” see optic + -ian.
optician op·ti·cian (ŏp-tĭsh’ən)
n.
A person who practices opticianry.
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