eye doctor
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2.8
- noun
- /aɪ ˈdɑktər/
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- After my eye examination, the eye doctor recommended glasses to improve my sight.
- see an eye doctor
- go to the eye doctor
- visit the eye doctor
So one of the most difficult parts about being an eye doctor is watching people go blind.
- So one of the most difficult parts about being an eye doctor is watching people go blind.
- I was like, I think I need to go to the eye doctor.
- And even with that being said, people tend to ignore coming in to see the eye doctor to get the professional opinion of what's going on.
- The eye doctor thought it was either an extreme level of stress or expired makeup.
Examples
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Jane took me to see the eye doctor.
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The eye doctor thought it was either an extreme level of stress or expired makeup.
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I just got back from the eye doctor, and I got my test results back.
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Do you know a good eye doctor?
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My eye doctor's always busy.
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The eye doctor asked us if we knew all the letters of the alphabet.
Fiction book (1994) -
About two hours ago I went to the eye doctor and I got my eyes, my pupils dilated.
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His eye doctor expects this young man's vision to follow a similar pattern.
Academic text (2001) -
There's a good eye doctor in Prescott.
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For example, an eye doctor has recommended that an elderly person with diabetic retinopathy return yearly for low vision examinations.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
12
7.8
A doctor who treats eye problems and performs eye surgery
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8.6
A doctor who checks and treats eyes
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a medical doctor who specializes in diseases of the eye' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'eye' (vision organ) with 'doctor' (medical professional). This noun‑noun compounding is a regular, cross-linguistic pattern in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun eye doctor comes from the clear image of a doctor who cares for people's eyes. So the phrase means 'a medical doctor who treats the eyes'.