oculist

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Only, as I never could make up my mind whether to go to the doctor or the oculist--whether I was afflicted by an optical or a digestive delusion--I left them to pursue their interesting double life, though at times they made mine exceedingly comfortable Yes--uncomfortable; and you know how I hate to be uncomfortable!

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  1. noun A physician who treats diseases of the eyes; an ophthalmologist.
  2. noun An optometrist.

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  1. From Latin oculus, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French oculiste = Spanish Portuguese Italian oculista, from Latin oculus, eye: see oculus and -ist.
 

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/ˈɑkjulɪst/
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