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astrologer

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒɚ/

Definition of astrologer

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who studies or practices astrology.
    “Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler both made a living as astrologers.”
    “When witchcraft became a statutory offence again in 1563, astrologers reincurred the risk of prosecution […]”
    “Astrologers, 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.”

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Etymology

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”).

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