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astrologer

  • /əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ UK

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From Middle English astrologer, astrologier, astrologere, formed from Middle English astrologie or Latin astrologus + Middle English -ere, equivalent to astrology + -er. Ousted imported Middle English astrologien (“astrologer”), borrowed from Old French astrologien. Displaced Old English tungolwītga (literally “star prophet”).

noun astrologers

  1. One who studies or practices astrology. Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler both made a living as astrologers.

    Similar: astrologist, astrologue

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noun one who studies astrology

Españolastrólogo, astróloga
日本語占星術師 senseijutsushi
中文占星家 zhānxīngjiā
हिन्दीज्योतिष jyotiṣ, ज्योतिषी jyotiṣī
Kiswahilimnajimu
Portuguêsastrólogo
Françaisastrologue
DeutschAstrologe, Astrologin, Sterndeuter, Sterndeuterin
Italianoastrologo, astrologa
Ελληνικάαστρολόγος astrológos
Românăastrolog, cititor în stele
Русскийастро́лог astrólog, звездочёт zvezdočót
العربيةمُنَجِّم munajjim, مُنَجِّمَة munajjima

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@misc{astrologer_2026,
  title = {astrologer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/astrologer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}