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optometrist

optometrist: listen to American pronunciation/ɑpˈtɑm·ə·trɪst/ n [C]

Definition

a person trained to test the sight of people and to decide how best to improve their sight, if necessary, by ordering glasses or contact lenses for them
optometry optometry: listen to American pronunciation/ɑpˈtɑm·ə·tri/ n [U]
She decided to study optometry.
(Definition of optometrist n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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