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ASTROLOGIST
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon
Synonyms:
astrologer; astrologist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("astrologist" is a kind of...):
forecaster; predictor; prognosticator; soothsayer (someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge))
Instance hyponyms:
Michel de Notredame; Nostradamus (French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566))
Derivation:
astrology (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)