Thesaurus results for HISTORIAN

historian

noun

hi-ˈstȯr-ē-ən

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 Elizabeth Blasius, a South Shore resident, is an architectural historian and writer and co-founder of Preservation Futures, an architecture firm focused on historic preservation. —

Elizabeth Blasius, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 Elements of their stories were also corroborated in documents, emails, itineraries and other writings from union organizers, supporters of Chavez and historians, the story says. —

Ryan Carter, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026 But, as the historian and New Yorker contributor Daniel Immerwahr points out, these latest American acts of aggression represent something quite different. —

David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2026 These Jones pieces and several others are accompanied by audio commentaries on which animation historians Michael Barrier, Greg Ford, and Eric Goldberg provide valuable context. —

Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for historian

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chronicler

Noun

Tituba, one of the first women accused of being a witch in Salem, Massachusetts, was described by nineteenth-century chroniclers as a Black woman.

— Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Valdez, a renowned chronicler of cartel violence, was gunned down in 2017.

— Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026