astrologer
Americannoun
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astrologers
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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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“There is a tendency for one to feel disillusioned and even undermined by the other,” astrologer Raymond Merriman said of their birth charts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Born Mary Alice Kemery, Goodman became, with the publication of Sun Signs in 1968, the first astrologer ever to climb the New York Times Best-Seller List.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
"The question most people ask is clear. When will Myanmar prosper?" said astrologer Linn Nhyo Taryar.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
The term was first coined in 1979 by astrologer Richard Nolle to describe full Moons that appear noticeably larger and brighter as they coincide with the perigee.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025
Indeed, in his own time, Kepler was more famous as an astrologer than as an astronomer, although the distinction between the two was rather blurred.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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
Astronomers and astrologers pin the popularization of moon epithets to the rise of the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
This had great significance for astrologers, had been widely predicted and was eagerly anticipated.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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