historian
noun
his·to·ri·an
hi-ˈstȯr-ē-ən 
-ˈstär-
1
: a student or writer of history
especially
: one who produces a scholarly synthesis
2
: a writer or compiler of a chronicle
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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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Dominique Jean-Louis, chief historian at the Brooklyn Public Library's Center for Brooklyn History, said outdated gender norms were part of the era's debate.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
As historian Richard Hofstadter once wrote, the anti-expert tradition rises and falls in waves across American history.
—David Blumenthal, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The Raceway, which operated from the mid-1950s through the 1970s, featured a quarter-mile track at the Wally Smith farm, a mile-and-a-half west of town on Route 34 that was drawing three times the village’s total population for races during its heyday, local historians have said.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
Dominique Jean-Louis, chief historian at the Brooklyn Public Library's Center for Brooklyn History, said outdated gender norms were part of the era's debate.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
As historian Richard Hofstadter once wrote, the anti-expert tradition rises and falls in waves across American history.
—David Blumenthal, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The Raceway, which operated from the mid-1950s through the 1970s, featured a quarter-mile track at the Wally Smith farm, a mile-and-a-half west of town on Route 34 that was drawing three times the village’s total population for races during its heyday, local historians have said.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Historian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historian. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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historian
noun
his·to·ri·an
his-ˈtōr-ē-ən
-ˈtȯr-,
-ˈtär-
: a student or writer of history
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