English Explanatory Dictionary

wanderstar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wandering star or other similar heavenly body; a comet; meteor; planet.

Word forms

wanderstar wanderstars

Etymology

From wander + star, probably a calque of German Wandelstern (“planet”). Compare the historic term wandering star, like the German term ultimately a calque from Ancient Greek.

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