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historian

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of historian

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
Synonyms of historian

annalist, chronicler
Words Related to historian

autobiographer, biographer

archivist, chronologist, genealogist, hagiographer

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