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 La Jolla resident and architectural historian Diane Kane will highlight the art deco style across different cities. —

La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 Boston University presidential historian Thomas Whalen claimed Vance’s book is likely part of a strategic effort to court religious conservatives, particularly Catholics. —

Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026 Gonzales, a local historian and Star-Telegram weekly guest columnist, was involved in the Delano Grape Strike and Boycott by boycotting non-union grapes and serving as one of the founding members of the Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta Committee of Tarrant County, now known as ¡Sí Se Puede! —

Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026 Smooth Nzewi is an artist and art historian and the Steven and Lisa Tananbaum Curator in the Painting and Sculpture Department at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. —

Smooth Nzewi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for historian

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chronicler

Noun

Indeed, some chroniclers say the history of Pan Am and that of modern Miami are inseparable.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The show is hosted by Penny Pritzker, founder and chairman of PSP Partners and former US Secretary of Commerce, and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Semafor’s CEO Editor and veteran chronicler of global business.

— Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026