astronomer

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English astronomer, equivalent to astronomy + -er.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "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."

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