as in chroniclers
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 historians
Fans can enjoy the original soundtracks from the eight games with a music player that will be available in a new virtual museum-like gallery feature, which will also feature behind-the-scenes materials and Disney vault archival content curated by historians from Digital Eclipse.
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
Gens is known as one of the most complex figures in Holocaust history and historians are in disagreement about how his actions should be understood.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
This is why historians adore primary sources.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Directed by Bo Brinkman and produced by Kristin Webb and Ken Schwenker, the production is filming on location in and around Gettysburg in collaboration with the Gettysburg Film Commission and is working with local historians and preservation groups.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
But in the meantime, local historians have their guesses.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
Those historians were impressed by how much personal force the old tyrants could generate.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Although her exact cause of death is unknown, many historians attribute it to the physical toll of both mob violence and her missionary travels.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Golden ages are not usually declared by historians.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
Gens is known as one of the most complex figures in Holocaust history and historians are in disagreement about how his actions should be understood.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
This is why historians adore primary sources.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Directed by Bo Brinkman and produced by Kristin Webb and Ken Schwenker, the production is filming on location in and around Gettysburg in collaboration with the Gettysburg Film Commission and is working with local historians and preservation groups.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
But in the meantime, local historians have their guesses.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
Those historians were impressed by how much personal force the old tyrants could generate.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Although her exact cause of death is unknown, many historians attribute it to the physical toll of both mob violence and her missionary travels.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Golden ages are not usually declared by historians.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for historians
chroniclers
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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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“Historians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historians. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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