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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:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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