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- Middle English · inherited fromastronomer
- English todayastronomer
From Middle English astronomer, equivalent to astronomy + -er. Displaced native Old English tungolcræftiga.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
astronomer
Today it means: One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. Full definition →
Middle English astronomer