telescopist

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noun

Someone who uses a telescope.

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telescoper
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Meanings

nountelescopist (plural telescopists)

plural telescopists

  1. Someone who uses a telescope.

    [T]o the astonishment of the telescopist who first recognised the change, the comet was found to be double.

    1873, Richard A. Proctor, The Borderland of Science: A Series of Familiar Dissertations on Stars, Planets, and Meteors

    Synonyms: telescoper

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who uses a telescope.

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telescoper

Origin

From telescope + -ist.

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APA

telescopist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telescopist

MLA

“telescopist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telescopist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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