| Title | Astronomer |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology astronomer mid-14c., from astronomy (q.v.), replacing Fr. import astronomyen (c.1300), which, had it survived, probably would have yielded *astronomian. Still in Shakespeare used in places where we would write astrologer. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 astronomer as·tron·omer / E5strCnEmE(r); NAmE E5strB:n- / noun a scientist who studies astronomy 天文学家 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: astronomer royal , or radio astronomer , or x-ray astronomer as·tron·o·mer \əˈstränəmə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of astronomien, from Middle French, from Late Latin astronomus (from Greek astronomos) + Middle French -ien -ian 1. obsolete : astrologer 2. : one skilled in astronomy : one having a knowledge of the laws and phenomena of the celestial bodies : one that makes observations of celestial phenomena |
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