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Astronomer definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASTRON'OMER, n. One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by which their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a physicist who studies astronomy [syn: astronomer, uranologist, stargazer]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of celestial phenomena

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Astronomer As*tron"o*mer, n. [See Astronomy.] 1. An astrologer. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by which their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena. An undevout astronomer is mad. --Young.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(astronomers) An astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space. N-COUNT