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Noun: astrophysicist  ,as-trow'fi-zi-sist
  1. An astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies
    "The astrophysicist researched the formation of black holes"

Derived forms: astrophysicists

Type of: astronomer, stargazer [informal], uranologist

Encyclopedia: Astrophysicist