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astronomer

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. astronomer (noun)
  2. astronomer's staff (noun)
  3. Astronomer Royal (noun)
  4. radio astronomy (noun)

as·tron·o·mer

noun \ə-ˈsträ-nə-mər\

Definition of ASTRONOMER

: a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of celestial phenomena

First Known Use of ASTRONOMER

14th century

Other Astronomy Terms

gibbous, nadir, nebulous, penumbra, retrograde, sidereal, syzygy, wane, wax, zenith

Rhymes with ASTRONOMER

comonomer

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