myope

(ōp′)

noun

a person having myopia; nearsighted person

Origin: Fr < LL myops < Gr myōps, shortsighted, blinking < myein, to close (< ? IE base *mu-, with closed lips > mope, mute) + ōps, eye

See myope in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
One who is affected by myopia.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Late Latin myōps, near-sighted

Origin: , from Greek muōps; see myopia

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