starwatcher

noun

starwatcher

noun

Etymology From star + watcher.

1

One who watches stars; stargazer.

  • When the starwatcher finally awoke, they gave him breakfast and chav, and Sand hovered nearby as he ate.1991, Susan Lynn Reynolds, Strandia, page 174:
  • Being a starwatcher myself, and coming from a long line of Indian soldiers, I should have known our friendship was destined.2005, Hollis Dorion Stabler, Victoria Smith, No One Ever Asked Me, page x:
2 more examples
  • It was not an extremely bright star, perhaps only of the fourth or fifth magnitude, but it was very noticeable to a starwatcher like Nathan. To see the birth of a new star, Nathan surely knew, was a rare privilege.2020, Gene Brown, Seven Candlesticks to Kingdom Come:
  • Ember wasn't naturally much of a starwatcher.2021, Aria Noble, Lady of Dawn:

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