historian
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noun \hi-ˈstȯr-ē-ən, -ˈstär-\Definition of HISTORIAN
1
: a student or writer of history; especially : one who produces a scholarly synthesis
2
: a writer or compiler of a chronicle
See Examples of HISTORIAN
- <historians are still trying to sort out fact from fiction in the story of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the Mohawks>
First Known Use of HISTORIAN
15th century
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- Synonyms
- annalist, chronicler
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