Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One who specializes in astronomy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who is versed in astronomy; a scientific observer of the stars; a student of the laws of the heavenly bodies, or the principles by which their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena.
Wiktionary
- n. One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. obsolete An astrologer.
- n. 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.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a physicist who studies astronomy
Etymologies
- From astronomy + -er. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“One such amateur astronomer is Caroline Moore, who, at age 14, was the youngest person to ever discover a supernova.”
“I can never remember ... you know, the thin astronomer?”
“A Chinese astronomer from the University of St Andrews has fine-tuned Einstein's groundbreaking theory of gravity, creating a 'simple' theory which could solve a dark mystery that has baffled astrophysicists for three-quarters of a century.”
“Happily, Alfar's story of an obsessed woman trying to get the attention of the local astronomer is less convoluted and easy to follow than Marquez's story.”
“We are sometimes apt to identify the idea of an astronomer with that of a man who looks through a telescope at the stars; but the word astronomer has really much wider significance.”
“Christopher Go, another amateur astronomer from the Philippines, then independently photographed and videoed Friday’s incident.”
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“MikeGene: The crucial point is this: Just because an astronomer is an expert at using the telescope does NOT mean the astronomer is an expert when it comes to appropriate policies.”
“The crucial point is this: Just because an astronomer is an expert at using the telescope does NOT mean the astronomer is an expert when it comes to appropriate policies.”
“Per the unanswered ones, I? ll paraphrase astronomer Carl Sager who said?”
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“I recall reading that he had made several important observations as an astronomer, which is why he was considered a leading light.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘astronomer’.
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identifiers
species, sex, age bracket, occupation, hobby .. etc.
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
contemplate, container, consumer, consultant, consensus, conscious, conscience, connection, confusion, confront, conflict, confident and 4334 more...
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it's anagrammatically correct 'tis
Presbyterian, astronomer, desperation, the eyes, slot machines, animosity, eleven plus two
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MY WORDS
egoist, entomologists, egotist, altruist, introvert, extrovert, ambivert, misanthrope, misogynist, misogamist, ascetic, Altruism and 193 more...
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JDCAce's Personality
Words that describe my personality.
skeptic, scientific, naturalist, atheist, grammarian, astronomer, logical, curious
Tweets
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milosrdenstvi Here's a hint: the differences in meaning between λόγος and νόμος are excellently explained by exact parallel between the English words astrologer and astronomer. I'm assuming of course you know "aster" means "star". Oct 28, 2011
Specialc8691 i need the roots to it. Greek-Latin? Both
Oct 28, 2011
gangerh moon starer May 16, 2010