astronomer
UK/əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə//əˈstɹɑ.nə.mɚ/
astronomer noun: one who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.
Noun
astronomer (plural astronomers)
- One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.
- At the observatory on Mauna Kea on Hawaii, a young astronomer, Heidi Hammel, focuses a huge telescope on the remote planet.1990 August, Rick Gore, “Neptune: Voyager's Last Picture Show”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 35
- 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.2020 January 7, Ashley Strickland, “First US observatory named in honor of a female astronomer, Vera Rubin”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- astro-boffin, astronomist
astronomer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
astronomer in Hindi
- one who studies astronomy
- खगोल विज्ञानी khagol vijñānī, खगोलशास्त्री khagolśāstrī
astronomer in Tamil
- வானியல் வல்லுநர், வானியலாளர், வானுலார், வான்கணிப்பாளர்
astronomer in Marathi
- खगोलशास्त्रज्ञ, खगोलशास्त्री
astronomer in Urdu
- ماہِر فَلکِیات
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- astronomer in Bengali
- জ্যোতির্বিজ্ঞানী, জ্যোতির্বিদ
- astronomer in Telugu
- ఖగోళశాస్త్రజ్ఞుడు khagōḷaśāstrajñuḍu, జోస్యుడు jōsyuḍu, జోసి jōsi
- astronomer in Malayalam
- ജ്യോതിശ്ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞൻ
- astronomer in Kannada
- ಬಾನರಿಮೆಯರಿಗ, ಬಾನರಿಗ
- astronomer in Punjabi
- ਖਗੋਲ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰੀ, ਖਗੋਲ-ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰੀ
- astronomer in Gujarati
- ખગોળશાસ્ત્રી
- astronomer in Odia
- ଜ୍ଯ଼ୋତିର୍ବିଜ୍ଞାନୀ
- astronomer in Sanskrit
- ज्योतिष jyótiṣa, ज्योतिषिक jyotiṣika
- astronomer in Nepali
- खगोलशास्त्री, खगोलविद्, खगोलविद
- astronomer in Tagalog
- dalubtala
- astronomer in Arabic
- عَالِم فَلَك ʕālim falak, فَلَكِي falakī, فَلَكِيَة falakiya
- astronomer in Indonesian
- astronom
- astronomer in Persian
- ستارهشناس setâre-šenâs, اخترشناس axtar-šenâs, اخترمار axtarmâr
- astronomer in Thai
- นักดาราศาสตร์ nák-daa-raa-sàat
- astronomer in Vietnamese
- nhà thiên văn học
Examples of astronomer in a sentence
- Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion years ago.
- This great astronomer had discovered the orbitational periods of Jupiter and Mars.
- Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.
Synonyms of astronomer
Forms of astronomer
| plural | astronomers |
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Origin of astronomer
From Middle English astronomer, equivalent to astronomy + -er. Displaced native Old English tungolcræftiga.
Words formed from astronomer
Questions about astronomer
- What does astronomer mean?
- Astronomer means one who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.
- What is astronomer in Hindi?
- Astronomer in Hindi is खगोल विज्ञानी (khagol vijñānī), खगोलशास्त्री (khagolśāstrī). See Astronomer meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is astronomer?
- Astronomer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce astronomer?
- Astronomer is pronounced /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of astronomer?
- The plural of astronomer is astronomers.
Words near astronomer in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: astronomer (page history and authors); astronomer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astronomer (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); astronomer (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astronomer (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ఖగోళశాస్త్రజ్ఞుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); astronomer (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astronomer (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astronomer (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); astronomer (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); astronomer (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ज्योतिष (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); astronomer (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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