star-gazer

star-gaze

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stahr geyz]
- /stɑr geɪz/
- /stɑː(r) ˈgeɪzə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stahr geyz]
- /stɑr geɪz/

Definitions of star-gazer word

noun star-gazer a person who stargazes, as an astronomer or astrologer. 1
noun star-gazer a daydreamer. 1
noun star-gazer an impractical idealist. 1
noun star-gazer any of several marine fishes of the family Uranoscopidae, having the eyes at the top of the head. 1
noun star-gazer sand stargazer. 1
countable noun star-gazer A star-gazer is someone who studies the stars as an astronomer or astrologer. 0

See all 6 definitions of star-gazer

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Origin of star-gazer

First appearance:

before 1550

One of the 31% oldest English words

1550-60; star + gazer

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Parts of speech for Star-gazer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Star-gazer

star-gazer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for star-gazer

noun star-gazer

daydreamer — a reverie indulged in while awake.
dreamer — a person who dreams.
fantasizer — to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about): to fantasize about the ideal job.

All 3 Synonyms of star-gazer