Synonyms for star-gazer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : stahr-gey-zer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɑrˌgeɪ zər


Définition of star-gazer

Origin :
  • 1550s, from star (n.) + agent noun from gaze (v.).
  • As in dreamer : noun visionary
Example sentences :
  • Will he not be called by them a prater, a star-gazer, a good-for-nothing?
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • "It is a pity you are not a star-gazer," observed Kenyon, also looking up.
  • Extract from : « The Marble Faun, Volume II. » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • We have a poem of theirs which numbers the star-gazer as one of the crew.
  • Extract from : « The Wanderings of a Spiritualist » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Jason appointed Tiphys to be helmsman because he was a star-gazer, and knew the points of the compass.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • "The transit of Venus, Rittenhouse," for it was that observation which had given this star-gazer fame and recognition abroad.
  • Extract from : « The Red City » by S. Weir Mitchell
  • On an auspicious day fixed by the Chukkamusti (star-gazer), the bride is conducted to the home of the bridegroom.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • In me was the blood of the star-gazer, my emotions 140recalling the rejected beliefs, the signs and wonders of the heavens.
  • Extract from : « Journeys to Bagdad » by Charles S. Brooks
  • Don't use a martingale unless your horse is a star-gazer, or else tosses his head so as to be able to strike you.
  • Extract from : « Patroclus and Penelope » by Theodore Ayrault Dodge
  • Jason appointed Tiphys to be helmsman, because he was a star-gazer and knew the points of the compass.
  • Extract from : « Myths and Legends of All Nations » by Various
  • A triangular sail set above the skysail; if square it would be a moonsail, and if set above that, a star-gazer, &c.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth

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