as in chronicler
a student or writer of history
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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Recent Examples of historian
Because Welles spent time in Brazil when the cuts happened, film historians and cinephiles have long searched for remnants there.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Aside from being a chef, Lewis was a historian.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Trevor Jackson Trevor Jackson is an economic historian at the University of California, Berkeley.
—Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2025
Woodstock, Vermont Woodstock, Vermont, is a historian’s dream.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Aside from being a chef, Lewis was a historian.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Trevor Jackson Trevor Jackson is an economic historian at the University of California, Berkeley.
—Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2025
Woodstock, Vermont Woodstock, Vermont, is a historian’s dream.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for historian
chronicler
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Gotham’s streetwise chronicler of fashion trends is the focus of this feature doc lovingly produced by Philip Gefter, an alum of the New York Times, where Cunningham worked for nearly 40 years.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Historian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historian. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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