optician
noun
op·ti·cian
äp-ˈti-shən 
1
: a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
2
: a person who reads prescriptions for visual correction, orders lenses, and dispenses eyeglasses and contact lenses compare ophthalmologist, optometrist
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The capsule collection is to hit select opticians in April retailing between 209 and 249 euros.
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
The Stuart Weitzman Sunglasses and Optical Eyewear Collection is also available at select opticians and retailers, including Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
His frames retail for a couple hundred dollars, but Tim, ever inventive, buys them through eBay for $40 from opticians and other sellers who have old stock.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2024
The younger Hamilton was behind bars for the 1932 murder of John N. Bucher, a Hillsboro jeweler and optician, during a burglary attempt gone awry.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 July 2024
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
The Stuart Weitzman Sunglasses and Optical Eyewear Collection is also available at select opticians and retailers, including Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
His frames retail for a couple hundred dollars, but Tim, ever inventive, buys them through eBay for $40 from opticians and other sellers who have old stock.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2024
The younger Hamilton was behind bars for the 1932 murder of John N. Bucher, a Hillsboro jeweler and optician, during a burglary attempt gone awry.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 July 2024
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optician
noun
op·ti·cian
äp-ˈtish-ən
1
: a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
2
: a person who reads prescriptions for correction of vision, orders, prepares, and sometimes grinds lenses for eyeglasses, sells eyeglasses and contact lenses, and fits and adjusts eyeglasses compare ophthalmologist, optometrist
Medical Definition
optician
noun
op·ti·cian
äp-ˈtish-ən
1
: a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
2
: a person who reads prescriptions for visual correction, orders lenses, and dispenses eyeglasses and contact lenses compare ophthalmologist, optometrist
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