planetarian
Americannoun
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a staff member at a planetarium.
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an inhabitant of a planet.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of planetarian
First recorded in 1720–30; from Late Latin planetari(us) planetary ( def. ) + -an ( def. )
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With the help of Straubel’s extended family, Volz has put together a two-part article for Planetarian, the journal of the International Planetarium Society.
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