astronomer

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astronomer

/əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/ UK
/əˈstɹɑ.nə.mɚ/ Canada, US
/əˈstɹɔn.ə.mə/ Australia, New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Middle English astronomer, equivalent to astronomy + -er. Displaced native Old English tungolcræftiga.

noun astronomers

One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. At the observatory on Mauna Kea on Hawaii, a young astronomer, Heidi Hammel, focuses a huge telescope on the remote planet.
Similar: astro-boffin, astronomist

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stargazer, uranologist, astronomy, astronomical, orbit, royal, undevout, astrophysicist, cosmologist, skywatcher, planetologist, uranographer, astrochemist, telescopist, astrophile, astrometrician

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noun one who studies astronomy

Español	astrónomo, astrónoma
한국어	천문학자 cheonmunhakja
日本語	天文学者 tenmon-gakusha
中文	天文學家 /天文学家 tiānwénxuéjiā
हिन्दी	खगोल विज्ञानी khagol vijñānī, खगोलशास्त्री khagolśāstrī
Français	astronome
Deutsch	Astronom, Astronomus, Himmelskundler, Sternkundiger, Astronomin
Italiano	astronomo, astronoma
Ελληνικά	αστρονόμος astronómos
Română	astronom, astronomă
Русский	астроно́м astronóm
Tiếng Việt	nhà thiên văn học
العربية	عَالِم فَلَك ʕālim falak, فَلَكِي falakī, فَلَكِيَة falakiya
עברית	אַסְטְרוֹנוֹם astrónom, אסטרונוםית astrónomit

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@misc{astronomer_2026,
  title = {astronomer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/astronomer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}