telescopist en · NOUN
Etymology
From telescope + -ist.
Meanings
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Someone who uses a telescope.
[T]o the astonishment of the telescopist who first recognised the change, the comet was found to be double.
1873, Richard A. Proctor, The Borderland of Science: A Series of Familiar Dissertations on Stars, Planets, and Meteors:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| telescopists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |