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optician

Syllables: op·ti·cian/ɒpˈtɪʃən/US/ɑpˈtɪʃən/

optician noun: a person who makes, dispenses or sells lenses, spectacles.

Noun

optician (plural opticians)

  1. A person who makes, dispenses or sells lenses, spectacles.
  2. (UK) A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment; an optometrist.

optician meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

optician in Tamil

கண்ணணியுநர்

optician in Malayalam

ദർശനശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞൻ, നേത്രപരിശോധകൻ, കണ്ണടവ്യാപാരി

optician in Kannada

ದೃಗುಪಕರಣಕಾರ, ಚಷ್ಮಕಾರ, ದೃಕ್‌ಯಂತ್ರಕಾರ, ನೇತ್ರ ತಜ್ಞ, ಕನ್ನಡಕ ಮಾರಾಳಿ

Forms of optician

pluralopticians

Origin of optician

Borrowed from French opticien.

Words formed from optician

Words that rhyme with optician

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Questions about optician

What does optician mean?
Optician means a person who makes, dispenses or sells lenses, spectacles.
What is optician in Tamil?
Optician in Tamil is கண்ணணியுநர். See Optician meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is optician?
Optician is a noun.
How do you pronounce optician?
Optician is pronounced /ɒpˈtɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of optician?
The plural of optician is opticians.

Words near optician in the dictionary

  1. optically
  2. optically active
  3. opticalman
  4. opticalmen
  5. opticals
  6. optician
  7. opticianry
  8. opticians
  9. opticist
  10. opticists
  11. opticities

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Adapted from Wiktionary: optician (page history and authors); optician (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optician (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optician (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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