as in historian
a student or writer of history
chroniclers who gave often conflicting accounts of battles, depending upon which side they favored
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Recent Examples of chronicler
Its sources include medieval chroniclers, eccentric antiquaries, and no doubt many denizens of the British Museum’s Reading Room.
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Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Geragos told me in August, as Combs was pursuing defamation complaints involving some of his most conspiratorial online chroniclers, that fighting her client’s case in the press didn’t come as naturally to her as to her father.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Spanish chroniclers documented some Inca stone-working techniques, including the use of stone tools and a process known as rock pecking.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Dick Hickock was fair and twenty-eight, Perry Smith dark and thirty-one—close in age to their chronicler.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
There may just be less for the chroniclers to reveal.
—Paul Farhi, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
Better late than never, but best that the task finally fell to veteran roots music chronicler Mazor.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
But early chroniclers of the famous fight often made up their accounts.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
Her lens has carried her from sidewalks to the front row, transforming her into one of social media’s most compelling chroniclers of personal style and taste.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Geragos told me in August, as Combs was pursuing defamation complaints involving some of his most conspiratorial online chroniclers, that fighting her client’s case in the press didn’t come as naturally to her as to her father.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Spanish chroniclers documented some Inca stone-working techniques, including the use of stone tools and a process known as rock pecking.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Dick Hickock was fair and twenty-eight, Perry Smith dark and thirty-one—close in age to their chronicler.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
There may just be less for the chroniclers to reveal.
—Paul Farhi, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
Better late than never, but best that the task finally fell to veteran roots music chronicler Mazor.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
But early chroniclers of the famous fight often made up their accounts.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
Her lens has carried her from sidewalks to the front row, transforming her into one of social media’s most compelling chroniclers of personal style and taste.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicler
historian
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In his only interview about Rough and Rowdy Ways, with historian Douglas Brinkley for the New York Times, Dylan hinted at his concerns, aspirations, and contexts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Fans can enjoy the original soundtracks from the eight games with a music player that will be available in a new virtual museum-like gallery feature, which will also feature behind-the-scenes materials and Disney vault archival content curated by historians from Digital Eclipse.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Chronicler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicler. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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