astrologer
Astrologer (noun) means a person who studies or practices astrology, interpreting the positions of stars and planets to predict events or personality traits. Example: “The astrologer told her that Mercury was in retrograde.”
How to use astrologer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who reads star and planet positions to make predictions about people or events.
Don’t confuse with "astronomer," a scientist who studies celestial objects using physics and observation, not prediction.
Word forms
- Plural
- astrologers
Fill the gap
Can you complete this real example?
The _____ told her that Mercury was in retrograde.
Etymology
Came from Middle English astrologer, astrologier, astrologere, formed from Middle English astrologie or Latin astrologus plus Middle English -ere, equivalent to astrology + -er. It ousted the earlier borrowed Middle English astrologien ('astrologer'), itself taken from Old French astrologien, and displaced Old English tungolwītga, literally 'star prophet'.
