astronomer
Use Astronomer in a sentence
ə noun
an expert in astronomy; a scientific observer of the celestial bodies.
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astronomer (əˈstrɒnəmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a scientist who studies astronomy | |
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Astronomer
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
astronomer
mid-14c., from astronomy (q.v.), replacing Fr. import astronomyen (c.1300), which, had it survived, probably would have yielded *astronomian. Still in Shakespeare used in places where we would write astrologer.
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Example sentences
No one really knows, but a bright plume of unknown material was spotted by an amateur astronomer.
Not every astronomer thinks that adjustments will be arduous.
The line between amateur and professional astronomer has always been thin.
He was by profession a skilled commercial illustrator and by avocation a highly regarded amateur astronomer.
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