astrologer
Americannoun
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Explanation
Astrologers study the stars and planets to make predictions about the future. To an astrologer, the positions of various celestial objects at the moment of your birth can reveal a lot about your personality. Don't get astrologers confused with astronomers, scientists who study outer space. While astrologers are just as fascinated by our solar system, their methods aren't scientific. Western astrologers use the 12 signs of the zodiac, from Aries to Pisces, along with the position of the sun, moon, and planets, to divine the future and offer guidance about important decisions. Astrologer derives from the Greek astron, "star."
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“Uranus is the planet of sudden shakeups—it might feel like there’s an energy of instability,” said astrologer and energy healer Kesaine Walker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
But not so for Sally’s mother, famed astrologer Linda Goodman.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
I’m not an astrologer, but I know a lot about it and I love it — to me, it’s an art form.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
"The question most people ask is clear. When will Myanmar prosper?" said astrologer Linn Nhyo Taryar.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
The epochal confrontation between the two views of the Cosmos—Earth-centered and Sun-centered—reached a climax in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in the person of a man who was, like Ptolemy, both astrologer and astronomer.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
In his celestial makeup astrologers see a big-promising, fast-talking, rule-breaking risk taker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Diana says astrologers believe there's a "horoscope wheel" that changes according to people's year of birth, and Saturn takes "28, 29 years to go round this circle" and end up in the same spot again.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024
Among astrologers, a solar eclipse represents a new beginning, so it offers a rather auspicious backdrop for nuptials.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
While some astrologers discount the “supermoon” as a buzzword, Kelley said it’s like “turning the volume up on it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
Thus the printing press took scattered astronomers and astrologers belonging to different cultures and holding varied intellectual commitments and allowed the widespread exchange and comparison of ideas.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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