stargazer

stargazer
noun Date: 1560 1. one who gazes at the stars: as a. astrologer b. astronomer 2. any of various marine bony fishes (families Uranoscopidae and Dactyloscopidae) with the eyes on top of a blocky or conical head

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  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of spiny rayed marine fishes belonging to {Uranoscopus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stargazer — ► NOUN informal ▪ an astronomer or astrologer …   English terms dictionary

  • stargazer — [stär′gā΄zər] n. 1. a person who stargazes, as an astrologer or astronomer 2. any of a family (Uranoscopidae) of tropical, marine percoid fishes having eyes at the top of the head and sensory electrical organs behind the eyes …   English World dictionary

  • Stargazer — Taxobox name = Stargazer image width = 250px image caption = Uranoscopus sulphureus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Uranoscopidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Astroscopus… …   Wikipedia

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  • stargazer — UK [ˈstɑː(r)ˌɡeɪzə(r)] / US [ˈstɑrˌɡeɪzər] noun [countable] Word forms stargazer : singular stargazer plural stargazers informal someone who studies the stars Derived word: stargazing noun uncountable …   English dictionary

  • stargazer — /stahr gay zeuhr/, n. 1. a person who stargazes, as an astronomer or astrologer. 2. a daydreamer. 3. an impractical idealist. 4. any of several marine fishes of the family Uranoscopidae, having the eyes at the top of the head. 5. See sand… …   Universalium

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