astronomer
//əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə//
Forms
- Plural
- astronomers
Definitions
1.One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.
- But none of those brown dwarfs were speeding along on a trajectory that would carry them out of the galaxy like “runaway” hypervelocity stars observed by astronomers in the last two decades.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4767
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English astronomer, equivalent to astronomy + -er.
Displaced native Old English tungolcræftiga.