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optometrist

/ɒpˈtɒmətɹɪst/US/ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/

optometrist noun: a person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.

Noun

optometrist (plural optometrists)

  1. A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.

optometrist meaning in Tamil

optometrist in Tamil

பார்வை சோதனை நுட்பர், பார்வைத்திறன் சோதனை நுட்பர், பார்வை அளவீட்டாளர்

Forms of optometrist

pluraloptometrists

Plural of optometrist: optometrists

Origin of optometrist

From optometry + -ist.

Questions about optometrist

What does optometrist mean?
Optometrist means a person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.
What is optometrist in Tamil?
Optometrist in Tamil is பார்வை சோதனை நுட்பர், பார்வைத்திறன் சோதனை நுட்பர், பார்வை அளவீட்டாளர். See Optometrist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is optometrist?
Optometrist is a noun.
How do you pronounce optometrist?
Optometrist is pronounced /ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/ (US).
What is the plural of optometrist?
The plural of optometrist is optometrists.

Words near optometrist in the dictionary

  1. optometers
  2. optometric
  3. optometrical
  4. optometrically
  5. optometrics
  6. optometrist
  7. optometrists
  8. optometry
  9. optomologist
  10. optomotor
  11. optophobia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: optometrist (page history and authors); optometrist (Tamil 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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