OPTOMETRIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

Synonyms:

oculist; optometrist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("optometrist" is a kind of...):

specialiser; specialist; specializer (an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning)

Derivation:

optometry (the practice of an optometrist)

Credits