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Definition of oculist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

oculist

noun

/ˈɒkjəlɪst/

/ˈɑːkjəlɪst/

(old-fashioned)

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a doctor who examines and treats people’s eyes
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French oculiste, from Latin oculus ‘eye’.

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