See Also: oculist(medicine)
oculist(dictionary)
oculist(dictionary)

oculist (iou)



oculist noun. L16.
[French oculiste, formed as OCULIFORM: see -IST.]
A specialist or expert in the treatment of eye disorders and defects; an ophthalmologist; an optician. L16.
A sharp-eyed or observant person. rare. M17-M19.
Comb.: oculist's stamp, oculist-stamp = medicine seal s.v. MEDICINE noun1.
oculism noun (rare) (a) the business of an oculist; (b) knowledge of defects and disorders of the eye: E20.
ocu'listic adjective of or pertaining to an oculist; practising as an oculist: M19.