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historiographer

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his·​to·​ri·​og·​ra·​pher | \ hi-ˌstȯr-ē-ˈä-grə-fər How to pronounce historiographer (audio) \

Definition of historiographer

: historian

Examples of historiographer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What historic challenges do the race, gender, and class obsessions of American historiographers prepare us for today? — Rich Lowry, National Review, "The Treason of the Elites," 24 Oct. 2019 Mabel Rosenheck is a writer, historian, and historiographer with a PhD in media studies from Northwestern University. — Mabel, Longreads, "Yearning for My Emo Days in Nostalgia-Inducing Asbury Park," 28 July 2017

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First Known Use of historiographer

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for historiographer

Middle French historiographeur, from Late Latin historiographus, from Greek historiographos, from historia + graphein to write — more at carve

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“Historiographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historiographer. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.

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