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astrologer

[uh-strah-luhj-er] / əˈstrɑ lədʒ ər /
NOUN
horoscopist
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“There is a tendency for one to feel disillusioned and even undermined by the other,” astrologer Raymond Merriman said of their birth charts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Born Mary Alice Kemery, Goodman became, with the publication of Sun Signs in 1968, the first astrologer ever to climb the New York Times Best-Seller List.

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

"The plot is very Moliere-esque," said the Quebec native, adding that the name of the father's astrologer, Pseudoramus –-- a pseudo-Nostradamus -- was "a clever invention by AI".

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Helm’s narration alternates with chapters from perspectives including an astrologer, an astronomer, a Crusader, an herbalist and a climatologist, each adding to the strength of the immortal force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025

The epochal confrontation between the two views of the Cosmos—Earth-centered and Sun-centered—reached a climax in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in the person of a man who was, like Ptolemy, both astrologer and astronomer.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Some unironic astrology: To celebrate Slate’s 30th birthday, Slate writer Heather Schwedel asked several astrologers to interpret the magazine’s birth chart.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026

In his celestial makeup astrologers see a big-promising, fast-talking, rule-breaking risk taker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

The comet was visible for the first time in 80,000 years about two weeks ago, and astrologers said it might be possible to view with the naked eye on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2024

Among astrologers, a solar eclipse represents a new beginning, so it offers a rather auspicious backdrop for nuptials.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

It also turns out that astrologers cannot even agree among themselves on what a given horoscope means.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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