n. One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An astrologer.
n. One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by which their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who is versed in astronomy; a scientific observer of the stars; a student of the laws of the heavenly bodies, or the principles by which their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena.
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n. a physicist who studies astronomy
Word Usage
"One such amateur astronomer is Caroline Moore, who, at age 14, was the youngest person to ever discover a supernova."