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Definition of Astrologer
1. Noun. Someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon.
Generic synonyms: Forecaster, Predictor, Prognosticator, Soothsayer
Specialized synonyms: Michel De Notredame, Nostradamus
Derivative terms: Astrology, Astrology
Definition of Astrologer
1. n. One who studies the stars; an astronomer.
Definition of Astrologer
1. Noun. One who studies or practices astrology. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Astrologer
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Astrologer
1. 1. One who studies the stars; an astronomer. 2. One who practices astrology; one who professes to foretell events by the aspects and situation of the stars. See: Astrology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astrologer
Literary usage of Astrologer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The last astrologer of importance on the Continent was Jean-Baptiste Marin, ...
In this connection his relations with the famous astrologer, ..."
2. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Classical, Mediæval, Legendary; Famous by William Shepard Walsh (1914)
"Swift.had invented it as that of the imaginary author of a satirical pamphlet
against John Partridge, astrologer and almanac-maker. ..."
3. The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus; to which are added those of by Washington Irving (1885)
"Finding his end approaching, the unfortunate astrologer addressed Valenzuela ...
The poor astrologer gazed wistfully with his dying eyes upon the green and ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1897)
"They never saw each other again, for two months afterwards Nicholas Ferrar was
in his grave. THE VISIT TO THE astrologer From 'John ..."
5. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1835)
"When Charles the First was confined, Lilly the astrologer was consulted for the hour
... The new- bom child was usually presented naked to the astrologer, ..."
6. History of the Conquest of Mexico: With a Preliminary View of the Ancient by William Hickling Prescott (1886)
"The event proved the astrologer better acquainted with his own horoscope than
... It is, however, quite as probable that he made use of the astrologer's ..."
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