Meanings
plural astrologers
- One who studies or practices astrology.
Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler both made a living as astrologers.
2 more examples
When witchcraft became a statutory offence again in 1563, astrologers reincurred the risk of prosecution […]
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 335Astrologers, when they observe this pattern, insist that it corresponds to the zodiacal progression. I am not an astrologer and I hold no brief for it, but I do believe the origins of astrology are not with the Chaldeans of Mesopotamia but with the hunters and gatherers of the Stone Age.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 130Synonyms: astrologist, astrologue
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who studies or practices astrology.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomeone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle English-ere
- Latinastrologus
- Middle Englishastrologie
- Middle Englishastrologer, astrologier, astrologere
- Englishastrologer
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”).
More words from Middle English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀστρολόγος
- ἀστρολόγος (astrológos)one who studies astrology
Arabic مُنَجِّم, مُنَجِّمَة
- مُنَجِّم (munajjim)one who studies astrology
- مُنَجِّمَة (munajjima)one who studies astrology
Basque astrologo
- astrologoone who studies astrology
Catalan astròleg
- astròlegone who studies astrology
Chinese Mandarin 占星家
- 占星家 (zhānxīngjiā)one who studies astrology
Czech astrolog, hvězdopravec
- astrologone who studies astrology
- hvězdopravecone who studies astrology
Danish astrolog
- astrologone who studies astrology
Dutch astroloog, sterrenwichelaar
- astroloogone who studies astrology
- sterrenwichelaarone who studies astrology
Esperanto astrologo, astrologiisto
- astrologoone who studies astrology
- astrologiistoone who studies astrology
Finnish astrologi
- astrologione who studies astrology
French astrologue
- astrologueone who studies astrology
German Astrologe, Astrologin
- Astrologeone who studies astrology
- Astrologinone who studies astrology
- Sterndeuterone who studies astrology
- Sterndeuterinone who studies astrology
Greek αστρολόγος
- αστρολόγος (astrológos)one who studies astrology
Hindi ज्योतिष, ज्योतिषी
- ज्योतिष (jyotiṣ)one who studies astrology
- ज्योतिषी (jyotiṣī)one who studies astrology
Icelandic stjörnuspekingur
- stjörnuspekingurone who studies astrology
Indonesian astrolog
- astrologone who studies astrology
Irish astralaí
- astralaíone who studies astrology
Italian astrologo, astrologa
- astrologoone who studies astrology
- astrologaone who studies astrology
Japanese 占星術師
- 占星術師 (senseijutsushi)one who studies astrology
Latin astrologus
- astrologusone who studies astrology
Malay ahli nujum
- ahli nujumone who studies astrology
Persian اخترگو
- اخترگو (axtargu)one who studies astrology
Polish astrolog
- astrologone who studies astrology
Portuguese astrólogo
- astrólogoone who studies astrology
Romanian astrolog, cititor în stele
- astrologone who studies astrology
- cititor în steleone who studies astrology
Russian астро́лог, звездочёт
- астро́лог (astrólog)one who studies astrology
- звездочёт (zvezdočót)one who studies astrology
Spanish astrólogo, astróloga
- astrólogoone who studies astrology
- astrólogaone who studies astrology
Swahili mnajimu
- mnajimuone who studies astrology
Swedish astrolog
- astrologone who studies astrology
Turkish astrolog, yıldız falcısı
- astrologone who studies astrology
- yıldız falcısıone who studies astrology
Ukrainian астро́лог, астрологи́ня
- астро́лог (astróloh)one who studies astrology
- астрологи́ня (astrolohýnja)one who studies astrology
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