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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOptometrist
/ɒpˈtɒm.ə.trɪst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A health care professional who examines eyes for visual defects and prescribes corrective lenses.
"The optometrist prescribed new glasses for my nearsightedness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin 'optometra', combining the Greek root 'opsis' (sight, view) with the Greek 'metron' (measure), coupled with the agent suffix '-ist'. It emerged in the late 19th century as the profession of non-medical eye care and vision testing began to formalize independently from ophthalmology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Optometrist" is said worldwide
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optométriste
Transliteration: optometriste
"L'optométriste a vérifié ma vue."
Optometrist
Transliteration: Optometrist
"Der Optometrist hat meine Sehstärke gemessen."
optometrista
Transliteration: optometrista
"Sono andato dall'optometrista per un controllo."
optometrista
Transliteration: optometrista
"El optometrista me recetó unas gafas nuevas."
optometrista
Transliteration: optometrista
"O optometrista examinou os meus olhos."
नेत्र विशेषज्ञ
Transliteration: netra visheshagya
"मैंने अपनी आँखों की जाँच नेत्र विशेषज्ञ से करवाई।"
验光师
Transliteration: yànguāngshī
"验光师建议我配一副新眼镜。"
검안사
Transliteration: geom-ansa
"검안사가 제 시력을 측정했습니다."
検眼士
Transliteration: kenganshi
"検眼士が私の視力を検査してくれました。"
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