optometrist

«optometrist» in Mova's school dictionary: a person trained to test people's eyesight, check eye… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an optometrist, optometrists)

meaning for a pupil

An optometrist is a person trained to test people's eyesight, check eye health and prescribe glasses or contact lenses. tree →

sense in the lessons

Met in everyday life and science lessons on the eye; children visit for eye tests. Phrases: go to the optometrist, eye test.

examples

• The optometrist tested my eyes. tree →
• I read letters on a chart at the optometrist's. tree →
• The optometrist said I need glasses for reading. tree →
• An optometrist looks at the back of your eye with a light. tree →
• Mum is an optometrist. tree →
• Children should see an optometrist regularly. tree →

note

Say «an optometrist». In the UK, people often say «optician». An ophthalmologist is a doctor who does eye surgery; an optometrist is not a surgeon.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «optometrist» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.