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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Astronomer \As*tron"o*mer\, noun [See {Astronomy}.]
1. An astrologer. [Obs.] --Shak.
2. 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.
An undevout astronomer is mad. --Young.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
astronomer
noun: a physicist who studies astronomy [syn: {uranologist}, {stargazer}]
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