astrologist (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *astrologist*:
NOUN	person	astrologist, astrologer	someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon

English > *astrologist*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon.
Synonym	astrologer
Instances	Nostradamus, Michel de Notredame	French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566)
Broader	forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer	someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
Spanish	astrólogo
Catalan	astròleg
Nouns	astrology	a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon

HyperDic: astrologist