Stargazer \Star"gaz`er\ (-g[=a]z`[~e]r), n.
1. One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in
derision or contempt, an astronomer.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine
fishes belonging to Uranoscopus, Astroscopus, and
allied genera, of the family Uranoscopidae. The common
species of the Eastern United States are Astroscopus
anoplus, and Astroscopus guttatus. So called from the
position of the eyes, which look directly upward.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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19 Moby Thesaurus words for "stargazer":
Chaldean, astroalchemist, astrogeologist, astrographer, astrologer,
astrologian, astromancer, astronomer, astrophysicist, genethliac,
horoscoper, horoscopist, radar astronomer, radio astronomer,
solar physicist, uranographer, uranographist, uranologist,
uranometrist
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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