optometrist

optometrist

See also: Optometrist

English

Etymology

opto- +‎ -metry +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒpˈtɒmətɹɪst/

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.

Translations

person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Catalan: optometrista m or f Chinese: Mandarin: 驗光師／验光师 (zh) (yànguāngshī) Czech: optometrista m Danish: øjenlæge (da) c (informal), optometrist c (medical), optiker (da) c (seller of spectacles) Dutch: oogarts (nl), optometrist (nl) m Finnish: optometristi (fi) French: optométriste (fr) m or f Georgian: ოპტიკოსი (oṗṭiḳosi), ოპტომეტრისტი (oṗṭomeṭrisṭi) German: Optometrist m Greek: οπτομέτρης (el) m (optométris) Irish: optaiméadraí m, radharceolaí oftalmach m Italian: optometrista m Japanese: 検眼士 (けんがんし, kenganshi) Norwegian: Bokmål: optiker m Nynorsk: optikar m Polish: optometrysta (pl) m, optometrystka f Portuguese: oculista (pt) m or f Romanian: oculist (ro) m, oculistă (ro) f Russian: окули́ст (ru) m (okulíst), о́птик (ru) m (óptik), оптометри́ст (ru) m (optometríst) Spanish: optometrista (es) m or f, optómetra (es) m or f Swedish: optometriker

See also

• ophthalmologist

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Danish

Noun

optometrist c (singular definite optometristen, plural indefinite optometrister)

1. optometrist

   Synonym: øjenlæge

Declension

Declension of optometrist

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	optometrist	optometristen	optometrister	optometristerne
genitive	optometrists	optometristens	optometristers	optometristernes

Further reading

• “optometrist” in Den Danske Ordbog