# astrologer

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒɚ/ · frequency rank #36,878

## Definitions
1. One who studies or practices astrology.

## Etymology
From Middle English astrologer, astrologier, astrologere, formed from Middle English astrologie or Latin astrologus + Middle English -ere, equivalent to astrology + -er. Ousted imported Middle English astrologien (“astrologer”), borrowed from Old French astrologien. Displaced Old English tungolwītga (literally “star prophet”).

## Easily confused with
- **astrology** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astrologer-vs-astrology)
- **astronomer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astrologer-vs-astronomer)

## Common misspellings (15)
`asrtologer`, `asstrologer`, `astorloger`, `astrlooger`, `astrolgoer`, `astrolloger`, `astroloegr`, `astrologerr`, `astrologger`, `astrologre`, `astroolger`, `astrrologer`, `asttrologer`, `atsrologer`, `satrologer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/astrologer