astronomer
UK /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/ · US /əˈstɹɑ.nə.mɚ/ noun
Forms astronomers
- noun (astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.
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Etymology
From Middle English astronomer, equivalent to astronomy + -er. Displaced native Old English tungolcræftiga.
Webster’s 1913
- noun An astrologer. [Obs.] Shak.
- noun One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by which their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena.
Etymology [See Astronomy.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “astronomer”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details