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starmonger

starmonger noun: a fortuneteller; an astrologer.

Noun

starmonger (plural starmongers)

  1. (derogatory) A fortuneteller; an astrologer.
    • Here, five Foot deep, lies on his Back, / A Cobler, Starmonger, and Quack; / Who to the Stars in pure Good-will, / Does to his best look upward still.1708, Jonathan Swift, “An Epitaph on Partridge”, in The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers

Forms of starmonger

pluralstarmongers

Origin of starmonger

From star + monger.

Questions about starmonger

What does starmonger mean?
Starmonger means a fortuneteller; an astrologer.
What part of speech is starmonger?
Starmonger is a noun.
What is the plural of starmonger?
The plural of starmonger is starmongers.

Words near starmonger in the dictionary

  1. Starmerisms
  2. Starmerite
  3. Starmerites
  4. Starmernomics
  5. Starmers
  6. starmonger
  7. starmongers
  8. Starmtrooper
  9. Starmtroopers
  10. starn
  11. Starner

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