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optician (n.)

1680s, "person skilled in the science of optics, a sense now rare or obsolete; see optic + -ian. In the meaning "one who makes or sells optical instruments" it is attested from 1737, after French opticien "maker or seller of optical instruments," on the model of physician, etc.

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Definitions of optician from WordNet

optician (n.)
a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision;
Synonyms: lens maker
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