Astronomer

Quick meaning: Astronomer is a noun meaning (astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.

Meaning

(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.

Example Sentences

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.

Pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin once mentored fellow aspiring female astronomers and advocated for women in science. It’s fitting that the first national US observatory named for a female astronomer is in her honor.

Word Forms

• astronomers

Synonyms for astronomer

Depending on context, synonyms include astro-boffin, astronomist, stargazer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stargazer, astronomy, astronomical, orbit, royal, astrophysicist.

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