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Webster 1913 Edition


Stargazer

Star′gazˊer

(-gāzˊẽr)
,
Noun.
1.
One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stargazer

STARGAZER

,
Noun.
[star and gazer.] One who gazes at the stars; a term of contempt for an astrologer, sometimes used ludicrously for an astronomer.

Definition 2024


stargazer

stargazer

English

Noun

stargazer (plural stargazers)

  1. One who stargazes.
  2. A perciform fish in the family Uranoscopidae.

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