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figure-caster

UK/ˈfɪɡə ˌkɑːstə/

figure-caster noun: someone who draws up astrological figures; an astrologer.

Noun

figure-caster (plural figure-casters)

  1. (historical) Someone who draws up astrological figures; an astrologer.
    • From the later Middle Ages onwards a figure-caster discovered plying his trade among the people could expect to be brought before a church court for correction.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 352
  2. (historical) Someone who adds up figures.

Forms of figure-caster

pluralfigure-casters

Questions about figure-caster

What does figure-caster mean?
Figure-caster means someone who draws up astrological figures; an astrologer.
What part of speech is figure-caster?
Figure-caster is a noun.
How do you pronounce figure-caster?
Figure-caster is pronounced /ˈfɪɡə ˌkɑːstə/ (UK).
What is the plural of figure-caster?
The plural of figure-caster is figure-casters.

Words near figure-caster in the dictionary

  1. figure skating
  2. figure space
  3. figure spaces
  4. figure up
  5. figure weaving
  6. figure-caster
  7. figure-casters
  8. figure-eight
  9. figure-eight hitch
  10. figure-eight hitches
  11. figure-eighted

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