Other forms: astronomers
An astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars and planets. A professional astronomer, the astronomer's data, an amateur astronomer.
Most modern ones rarely look through a telescope at all: the work is analysing data from instruments that record what no eye could see. Amateur astronomers still find comets and supernovae, since there is more sky than professionals can watch.
1nounastronomerA scientist who studies the stars and planets.
“The astronomer spent the whole night tracking a comet across the sky.”
astronomer is a scientist.
From astronomy, from Greek astron, a star, plus nomos, a law or arrangement.
Middle English
astronomer
English, today
astronomer
From Middle English astronomer, equivalent to astronomy + -er. Displaced native tungolcræftiga.
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