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stargazer

/ˈstɑɹˌɡeɪzɚ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stargazer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Someone indifferent to the busy world.
    in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence
  2. A physicist who studies astronomy.
  3. Heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head.

Origin

From star + gazer.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)