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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of historians
For historians like Bunn and Smith, however, the story of East and West Florida serves as a reminder that Florida's role in America's founding was far different than many people learned in school.
—
Hank Tester,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The Founding Fathers left behind extensive writings, but new discoveries continue to deepen historians' understanding of America's most influential figures.
—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Many historians regard it as the first formal recognition of American independence by a foreign power.
—
R. Grant Gilmore Iii,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
The practice, many legal historians believe, dates to the 1600s and 1700s, with European rulers encouraging migration to the expanding American colonies.
—
Julie Watson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Many historians and politicians view her as the most powerful woman in the history of the United States.
—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The Founding Fathers and members of the gentry class relied heavily on recipes from France and England and even imported some of their food from Europe, food historians said.
—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 June 2026
Lepore is one of the country’s most respected historians, and her most ambitious undertaking is this book that tells the history of the country from 1492 to the present.
—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
The current wave looks different to the historians who study it, though, because the driver isn’t novelty.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Hank Tester,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The Founding Fathers left behind extensive writings, but new discoveries continue to deepen historians' understanding of America's most influential figures.
—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Many historians regard it as the first formal recognition of American independence by a foreign power.
—
R. Grant Gilmore Iii,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
The practice, many legal historians believe, dates to the 1600s and 1700s, with European rulers encouraging migration to the expanding American colonies.
—
Julie Watson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Many historians and politicians view her as the most powerful woman in the history of the United States.
—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The Founding Fathers and members of the gentry class relied heavily on recipes from France and England and even imported some of their food from Europe, food historians said.
—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 June 2026
Lepore is one of the country’s most respected historians, and her most ambitious undertaking is this book that tells the history of the country from 1492 to the present.
—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
The current wave looks different to the historians who study it, though, because the driver isn’t novelty.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for historians
chroniclers
Noun
-
For decades, Spielberg has been one of our foremost chroniclers of America’s fascination with aliens, touching on the topic in films like 1977’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind and 1981’s ET.
-
History’s chroniclers are watching.
Cite this Entry
“Historians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historians. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
