Astrologer
//əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒɚ// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who studies or practices astrology.
"Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler both made a living as astrologers."
- 2 someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon wordnet
Example
More examples"Maria is an aspiring doctor of Physics; in her free time however, she works as an astrologer and card reader."
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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