Synonyms of chronicler

chronicler

noun

as in historian

a student or writer of history

chroniclers who gave often conflicting accounts of battles, depending upon which side they favored

Synonyms & Similar Words

• historian
• biographer
• annalist
• autobiographer
• archivist
• genealogist
• hagiographer
• chronologist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chronicler

Jeff Nichols is not only one of cinema’s foremost chroniclers of the American South, but is doing his damnedest to revitalize the film scene in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Colonial chroniclers recorded epidemics, but their descriptions cannot always identify the responsible pathogen or follow its spread through Indigenous communities. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 30 July 2026

As engaging a chronicler of his own life as Valdez is, his lessons in how to be seen and heard — and how to stay that way — feel especially timely. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

For now, scroll down to read a related First Opinion essay and to sign up for office hours with Bob Herman, STAT’s own Homeric chronicler of the business of health care. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 July 2026

Abu Sitta has become one of the most prolific chroniclers of the ongoing Palestinian Nakba and one of the most forceful advocates for Palestinian return. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Welcome to the fabulous life of Jen Rubio—co-founder and executive chairman of the luggage brand Away, investor, philanthropist, mother, probable billionaire, friend of society chronicler Derek Blasberg, and the fixation du moment of the most rarefied corners of Instagram. — Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 20 June 2026

For decades, Spielberg has been one of our foremost chroniclers of America’s fascination with aliens, touching on the topic in films like 1977’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind and 1981’s ET. — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 19 June 2026

History’s chroniclers are watching. — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026