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astrologer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English astrologer, astrologier, astrologere, formed from Middle English astrologie or Latin astrologus + Middle English -ere, equivalent to astrology + -er. Ousted imported Middle English astrologien (“astrologer”), borrowed from Old French astrologien. Displaced Old English tungolwītga (literally “star prophet”).

Meanings

1. One who studies or practices astrology.
   • Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler both made a living as astrologers.
   • Astrologers, when they observe this pattern, insist that it corresponds to the zodiacal progression. I am not an astrologer and I hold no brief for it, but I do believe the origins of astrology are not with the Chaldeans of Mesopotamia but with the hunters and gatherers of the Stone Age. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 130:
   • When witchcraft became a statutory offence again in 1563, astrologers reincurred the risk of prosecution […] 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 335:

Forms

Deriveds

astrologamage · astrologeress

Synonyms

astrologist · astrologue

Translations (73)

gl estreleiro (one who studies astrology) · tr astrolog (one who studies astrology) · ga astralaí (one who studies astrology) · zlw-opl gwiazdomówca (one who studies astrology) · ja 占星術師 (one who studies astrology) · eo astrologiisto (one who studies astrology) · my ဗေဒင်ဆရာ (one who studies astrology) · yo awòràwọ̀ (one who studies astrology) · gl astróloga (one who studies astrology) · hi ज्योतिषी (one who studies astrology) · vo strologan (one who studies astrology) · sw mnajimu (one who studies astrology) · uk астро́лог (one who studies astrology) · uk астрологи́ня (one who studies astrology) · io astrologo (one who studies astrology) · nl astroloog (one who studies astrology) · scn stròluca (one who studies astrology) · hi ज्योतिष (one who studies astrology) · la astrologus (one who studies astrology) · mk астролог (one who studies astrology) · nl sterrenwichelaar (one who studies astrology) · cs hvězdopravec (one who studies astrology) · fr astrologue (one who studies astrology) · it astrologa (one who studies astrology) · cmn 占星家 (one who studies astrology) · sa ज्योतिष (one who studies astrology) · tr yıldız falcısı (one who studies astrology) · zlw-opl gwiazdarz (one who studies astrology) · ne ज्योतिष (one who studies astrology) · id astrolog (one who studies astrology) · de Astrologe (one who studies astrology) · es astróloga (one who studies astrology) · ne ज्योतिषी (one who studies astrology) · mn ᠣᠳᠤᠨ ᠵᠢᠷᠤᠬᠠᠶᠢᠴᠢ (one who studies astrology) · zlw-ocs hvězdovník (one who studies astrology) · es astrólogo (one who studies astrology) · ms ahli nujum (one who studies astrology) · it astrologo (one who studies astrology) · az münəccim (one who studies astrology) · ang tungolwītga (one who studies astrology) · fa اخترگو (one who studies astrology) · scn stròlucu (one who studies astrology) · el αστρολόγος (one who studies astrology) · da astrolog (one who studies astrology) · te దైవజ్ఞుడు (one who studies astrology) · cs astrolog (one who studies astrology) · is stjörnuspekingur (one who studies astrology) · de Sterndeuter (one who studies astrology) · fo stjørnuspáfólk (one who studies astrology) · ro astrolog (one who studies astrology) · de Sterndeuterin (one who studies astrology) · mn астрологич (one who studies astrology) · grc ἀστρολόγος (one who studies astrology) · ru астро́лог (one who studies astrology) · yo afìràwọ̀ṣàyẹ̀wò (one who studies astrology) · ro cititor în stele (one who studies astrology) · ar مُنَجِّم (one who studies astrology) · eo astrologo (one who studies astrology) · uz munajjim (one who studies astrology) · de Astrologin (one who studies astrology) · pl astrolog (one who studies astrology) · pt astrólogo (one who studies astrology) · sv astrolog (one who studies astrology) · zlw-opl gwiazdownik (one who studies astrology) · fo stjørnuspámaður (one who studies astrology) · ca astròleg (one who studies astrology) · mk ѕвездочaтец (one who studies astrology) · ru звездочёт (one who studies astrology) · eu astrologo (one who studies astrology) · fi astrologi (one who studies astrology) · mn одон зурхайч (one who studies astrology) · ar مُنَجِّمَة (one who studies astrology) · gl astrólogo (one who studies astrology)