Star"gas`er (?), n. 1. One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer;
sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer.
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine fishes
belonging to Uranoscopus, Astroscopus, and allied genera, of the family
Uranoscopidæ. The common species of the Eastern United States are
Astroscopus anoplus, and A. guttatus. So called from the position of
the eyes, which look directly upward.
Star"gas`ing, n. 1. The act or practice of observing the stars with
attention; contemplation of the stars as connected with astrology or
astronomy. Swift.