astronomer B1 Topic:People & Society US /əˈstɹɑ.nə.mɚ/ UK /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/ See IPA manual Freq #19113 Meanings 1 noun A scientist who studies the stars, planets, and the universe. The astronomer spent the night observing a distant galaxy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a scientist who studies the... stargazer Word family Forms astronomers Etymology AI details From Middle English astronomer, equivalent to astronomy + -er. Displaced native Old English tungolcræftiga. astronomer Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # astronomer **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈstɹɑ.nə.mɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/ **Frequency rank:** 19113 ## Meanings 1. A scientist who studies the stars, planets, and the universe. ## Examples - The astronomer spent the night observing a distant galaxy. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: astronomer ## Etymology From Middle English astronomer, equivalent to astronomy + -er. Displaced native Old English tungolcræftiga. ## AI Etymology Astronomer is from Middle English astronomer, equivalent to astronomy plus -er. Displaced native Old English tungolcræftiga. The agentive suffix ties the word to a role, participant, recipient, or instrument associated with equivalent to astronomy; here the base names the field or object, while the suffix identifies the person or thing in that relation. In use as a noun, astronomer denotes a scientist who studies the stars, planets, and the universe. ## Topics - People & Society markdown