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astrologer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒɚ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who studies or practices astrology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler both made a living as astrologers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: astrologist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer

Narrower terms: Nostradamus, Michel de Notredame

History

Etymology

From Middle English astrologer, astrologier, astrologere, formed from Middle English astrologie or Latin astrologus + Middle English -ere, equivalent to astrology + -er. Ousted imported Middle English astrologien (“astrologer”), borrowed from Old French astrologien. Displaced Old English tungolwītga (literally “star prophet”).

Across languages

Translations

73 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُنَجِّم (munajjim) — one who studies astrology
  • Arabic: مُنَجِّمَة (munajjima) — one who studies astrology
  • Azerbaijani: münəccim — one who studies astrology
  • Basque: astrologo — one who studies astrology
  • Burmese: ဗေဒင်ဆရာ (bedanghca.ra) — one who studies astrology
  • Catalan: astròleg — one who studies astrology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 占星家 (zhānxīngjiā) — one who studies astrology
  • Czech: astrolog — one who studies astrology
  • Czech: hvězdopravec — one who studies astrology
  • Old Czech: hvězdovník — one who studies astrology
  • Danish: astrolog — one who studies astrology
  • Dutch: astroloog — one who studies astrology
  • Dutch: sterrenwichelaar — one who studies astrology
  • Esperanto: astrologo — one who studies astrology
  • Esperanto: astrologiisto — one who studies astrology
  • Faroese: stjørnuspámaður — one who studies astrology
  • Faroese: stjørnuspáfólk — one who studies astrology
  • Finnish: astrologi — one who studies astrology
  • French: astrologue — one who studies astrology
  • Galician: astrólogo — one who studies astrology
  • Galician: astróloga — one who studies astrology
  • Galician: estreleiro — one who studies astrology
  • German: Astrologe — one who studies astrology
  • German: Astrologin — one who studies astrology
  • German: Sterndeuter — one who studies astrology
  • German: Sterndeuterin — one who studies astrology
  • Greek: αστρολόγος (astrológos) — one who studies astrology
  • Ancient Greek: ἀστρολόγος (astrológos) — one who studies astrology
  • Hindi: ज्योतिष (jyotiṣ) — one who studies astrology
  • Hindi: ज्योतिषी (jyotiṣī) — one who studies astrology
  • Icelandic: stjörnuspekingur — one who studies astrology
  • Ido: astrologo — one who studies astrology
  • Indonesian: astrolog — one who studies astrology
  • Irish: astralaí — one who studies astrology
  • Italian: astrologo — one who studies astrology
  • Italian: astrologa — one who studies astrology
  • Japanese: 占星術師 (senseijutsushi) — one who studies astrology
  • Latin: astrologus — one who studies astrology
  • Macedonian: астролог (astrolog) — one who studies astrology
  • Macedonian: ѕвездочaтец (dzvezdočatec) — one who studies astrology
  • Malay: ahli nujum — one who studies astrology
  • Mongolian: одон зурхайч (odon zurxajč) — one who studies astrology
  • Mongolian: астрологич (astrologič) — one who studies astrology
  • Mongolian: ᠣᠳᠤᠨ ᠵᠢᠷᠤᠬᠠᠶᠢᠴᠢ (odun ǰiruqayiči) — one who studies astrology
  • Nepali: ज्योतिष (jyotiṣ) — one who studies astrology
  • Nepali: ज्योतिषी (jyotiṣī) — one who studies astrology
  • Old English: tungolwītga — one who studies astrology
  • Persian: اخترگو (axtargu) — one who studies astrology
  • Polish: astrolog — one who studies astrology
  • Old Polish: gwiazdomówca — one who studies astrology
  • Old Polish: gwiazdarz — one who studies astrology
  • Old Polish: gwiazdownik — one who studies astrology
  • Portuguese: astrólogo — one who studies astrology
  • Romanian: astrolog — one who studies astrology
  • Romanian: cititor în stele — one who studies astrology
  • Russian: астро́лог (astrólog) — one who studies astrology
  • Russian: звездочёт (zvezdočót) — one who studies astrology
  • Sanskrit: ज्योतिष (jyotiṣa) — one who studies astrology
  • Sicilian: stròlucu — one who studies astrology
  • Sicilian: stròluca — one who studies astrology
  • Spanish: astrólogo — one who studies astrology
  • Spanish: astróloga — one who studies astrology
  • Swahili: mnajimu — one who studies astrology
  • Swedish: astrolog — one who studies astrology
  • Telugu: దైవజ్ఞుడు (daivajñuḍu) — one who studies astrology
  • Turkish: astrolog — one who studies astrology
  • Turkish: yıldız falcısı — one who studies astrology
  • Ukrainian: астро́лог (astróloh) — one who studies astrology
  • Ukrainian: астрологи́ня (astrolohýnja) — one who studies astrology
  • Uzbek: munajjim — one who studies astrology
  • Volapük: strologan — one who studies astrology
  • Yoruba: awòràwọ̀ — one who studies astrology
  • Yoruba: afìràwọ̀ṣàyẹ̀wò — one who studies astrology
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