historian
NounUS[hih-staw-ree-uhn]/hɪˈstɔriən/4 syllables
Synonyms:
historiographer
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)historians
- a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about itSynonyms: historiographerType of scholar, scholarly personKinds chronicler, art historian, annalistExamples Franklin, Gibbon, Knox, Parkinson, Gardiner, Durant, Sir George Trevelyan, Wiesel, Barbara W. Tuchman, Mahan +25 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
His·to′ri·an noun
Origin: F. historien.
1. A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
Even the historian takes great liberties with facts.— Sir Joshua Reynolds
2. One versed or well informed in history.
Great captains should be good historians.— Robert South
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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HISTORIAN
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The Devil's Dictionary
HISTORIAN, n. A broad-gauge gossip.