squinter

/'skwintə/

Thân thiện

A child who is a squinter wears an eye patch during a vision exercise.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person with strabismus: A "squinter" is a person who has a condition where the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object. This misalignment can be constant or intermittent.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The ophthalmologist specializes in treating squinters.
  • As a lifelong squinter, he sometimes experienced double vision.

Advanced Usage

• The term "squinter" is a specific, descriptive noun derived from the verb "squint." It is a straightforward term for a person with the medical condition strabismus, often used in informal or descriptive contexts rather than clinical ones.

Variants and Related Words

• Squint (verb/noun): To look with the eyes partly closed; or the act of squinting. It can also refer to strabismus informally.
  • She had to squint in the bright sunlight.
• Strabismus (noun): The medical term for the condition of misaligned eyes.
• Cross-eyed (adj., informal): A casual term describing a form of strabismus where the eyes turn inward.

Synonyms

• Person with strabismus: The formal equivalent.
• Cross-eyed person (informal): Specifically for esotropia (inward turning of the eyes).

Notes on Meaning

• The primary and essentially only meaning of "squinter" is a person who has strabismus. It is not typically used to describe a person who merely squints their eyes temporarily due to bright light or poor vision, though the verb "squint" covers that action.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person with strabismus

Từ đồng nghĩa

• squint-eye