historian
noun
his·to·ri·an
hi-ˈstȯr-ē-ən 
-ˈstär-
1
: a student or writer of history
especially
: one who produces a scholarly synthesis
2
: a writer or compiler of a chronicle
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historians are still trying to sort out fact from fiction in the story of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the Mohawks
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CLT became Charlotte Army Air Base in April 1941, just months before the war, according to museum historians.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
The lecture, and the historian's YouTube page, went mostly unnoticed for a year, generating only a handful of views.
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The Mütter might have become an obscure collection, of interest mostly to historians, if not for a woman named Gretchen Worden.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
The lecture, and the historian's YouTube page, went mostly unnoticed for a year, generating only a handful of views.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The Mütter might have become an obscure collection, of interest mostly to historians, if not for a woman named Gretchen Worden.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
According to historians, there’s something remarkable going on in South Florida — a dozen cities will celebrate their 100-year birthdays in 2025 and 2026.
—Lauren Brensel, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
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“Historian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historian. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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historian
noun
his·to·ri·an
his-ˈtōr-ē-ən
-ˈtȯr-,
-ˈtär-
: a student or writer of history
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