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stargazer
CIDE DICTIONARY
stargazer, n.
- One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer. [1913 Webster]
- Any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine fishes belonging to
Uranoscopus ,Astroscopus , and allied genera, of the familyUranoscopidæ . The common species of the Eastern United States areAstroscopus anoplus , andAstroscopus guttatus . So called from the position of the eyes, which look directly upward. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
stargazer
Chaldean, astroalchemist, astrogeologist, astrographer, astrologer, astrologian, astromancer, astronomer, astrophysicist, genethliac, horoscoper, horoscopist, radar astronomer, radio astronomer, solar physicist, uranographer, uranographist, uranologist, uranometristFor further exploring for "stargazer" in Webster Dictionary Online