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
There are many very fine historians working on the Tudors.
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Phillipa Gregory, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
—Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Lum always tries to connect with contacts from artistic, photographic and diasporic communities, or local historians and architects, before arriving.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The 300-year-old coins were found over the summer on a shipwreck believed to have been part of the notorious 1715 Fleet, a group of about a dozen Spanish treasure ships that sank during a hurricane, historians say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
But in recent years, historians have recovered her papers and confirmed a number of biographical details.
—Mollie Barnes, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Railway enthusiasts and amateur historians alike may also want to leisurely explore the town of Cass.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Sports historians believe the debacle may have been the most disgraceful thing ever endured by Cincinnati fans that didn’t involve Pete Rose.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
His team worked with historians to translate fragmented evidence into cinematic reality.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Phillipa Gregory, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
—Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Lum always tries to connect with contacts from artistic, photographic and diasporic communities, or local historians and architects, before arriving.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The 300-year-old coins were found over the summer on a shipwreck believed to have been part of the notorious 1715 Fleet, a group of about a dozen Spanish treasure ships that sank during a hurricane, historians say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
But in recent years, historians have recovered her papers and confirmed a number of biographical details.
—Mollie Barnes, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Railway enthusiasts and amateur historians alike may also want to leisurely explore the town of Cass.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Sports historians believe the debacle may have been the most disgraceful thing ever endured by Cincinnati fans that didn’t involve Pete Rose.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
His team worked with historians to translate fragmented evidence into cinematic reality.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Historians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historians. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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