Starmonger

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fortuneteller; an astrologer. derogatory

    "Here, five Foot deep, lies on his Back, / A Cobler, Starmonger, and Quack; / Who to the Stars in pure Good-will, / Does to his best look upward still."

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"Here, five Foot deep, lies on his Back, / A Cobler, Starmonger, and Quack; / Who to the Stars in pure Good-will, / Does to his best look upward still."

Etymology

From star + monger.

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