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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“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
In the 1970s and 1980s, she was the most famous and successful astrologer in the world.
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
To understand the musical revolution that occurred in around 1400, at the hands of a composer and astrologer named John Dunstaple, we need to play with some notes.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
In his celestial makeup astrologers see a big-promising, fast-talking, rule-breaking risk taker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The bathing dates and auspicious times are decided by astrologers, based on the alignment of specific planets and constellations.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025
Regardless of what stock market analysts, political pollsters and astrologers might say, we can’t predict the future.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
Astronomers and astrologers pin the popularization of moon epithets to the rise of the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
It also turns out that astrologers cannot even agree among themselves on what a given horoscope means.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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