as in chronicler
a student or writer of history
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Recent Examples of historian
Enlisting the help of Congregationalist Church historians and members of the Lockport Genealogical & Historical Society, Minas was able to verify Codding’s ties to fellow Illinois abolitionists.
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Bill Buell Bill Buell is the official county historian of Schenectady County, as well as a long-time reporter for the Daily Gazette.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Still, Milan's reputation, historians say, was for many years overshadowed by Florence's artistry.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Legal scholars and civil rights advocates are especially worried about ongoing violations of the First, Second, Fourth and 10th amendments, as are other observers, including historians like us.
—Yohuru Williams, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Bill Buell Bill Buell is the official county historian of Schenectady County, as well as a long-time reporter for the Daily Gazette.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Still, Milan's reputation, historians say, was for many years overshadowed by Florence's artistry.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Legal scholars and civil rights advocates are especially worried about ongoing violations of the First, Second, Fourth and 10th amendments, as are other observers, including historians like us.
—Yohuru Williams, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for historian
chronicler
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Its sources include medieval chroniclers, eccentric antiquaries, and no doubt many denizens of the British Museum’s Reading Room.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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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
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“Historian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historian. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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