chroniclers

plural of chronicler
as in historians
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 chroniclers As an alum of The Washington Post’s crackerjack sports desk of decades past, she is best known as an ace author, whose trilogy of biographies—of Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle, and Babe Ruth—ensure her place in the first division of the baseball chroniclers. Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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historians
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  • This national narrative sat in tension with a growing regionalism, seen in the rise of local historians and small museums.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
  • While virtually every character — and performer — from 1942's Cat People returns, The Curse of the Cat People is, to this day, argued by most film historians as being a sequel in name only.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Chroniclers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chroniclers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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