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