OPTICIAN

optician, lens maker

(noun) a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

optician (plural opticians)

A person who makes or dispenses lenses, spectacles.

A person who sells lenses, spectacles etc.

Anagrams

• cation-pi

Source: Wiktionary


Op*ti"cian, n. Etym: [Cf. F. opticien. See Optic, a.]

1. One skilled in optics. [R.] A. Smith.

2. One who deals in optical glasses and instruments.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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