astronomer

[ uh-stron-uh-mer ]

/ əˈstrɒn ə mər /

an expert in astronomy; a scientific observer of the celestial bodies.

Origin of astronomer

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at astronomy, -er¹

“A lot of the critical details in the plot were a mishmash of ideas that made no sense,” astronomer Phil Plait wrote at Slate.

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The new Research Institute set features an all-female cast: a paleontologist, astronomer, and chemist.

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In 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington observed a strong solar flare that was directed at the Earth.

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Calvin astronomer Howard Van Till was for years the leading evangelical champion of the Big Bang Theory.

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The Sabbath-school teacher, and not the astronomer, is the proper person to correct such errors.

Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith |Robert Patterson
Without hesitation they appointed him astronomer and surveyor of the North-West Company.

The Remarkable History of the Hudson's Bay Company |George Bryce
With more certainty than the illustrious Roman astronomer, Barbicane was enabled to recognize their nature.

From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It |Jules Verne
The fact is that Christianity was in existence for fifteen hundred years before there was an astronomer in Christendom.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
We put up in an excellent hotel kept by M. Arago, the brother of the great French astronomer.

Tracks of a Rolling Stone |Henry J. Coke

astronomer

/ (əˈstrɒnəmə) /

a scientist who studies astronomy