n.
Pronunciation: - ē - ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin (gen. Sagittarii ), literally, archer, from sagitta
Date: 14th century
1 : a southern zodiacal constellation pictured as a centaur shooting an arrow and containing the point in the sky where the center of the Milky Way galaxy is located
2 a : the ninth sign of the zodiac in astrology ― see ZODIAC table b : one born under the sign of Sagittarius