historian

[ hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr- ]

noun

1. an expert in history; authority on history.
2. a writer of history; chronicler.

historian

/ hɪˈstɔːrɪən /

noun

1. a person who writes or studies history, esp one who is an authority on it

Word History and Origins

Origin of historian¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See history, -an

Example Sentences

People, including local historians and councillors, have disagreed about putting a plaque on the plinth detailing Colston's slave trading past for several years.

From BBC

Nadia Bouras, a Dutch historian of Moroccan descent, told Amsterdam’s Het Parool newspaper that using the term “integration” for people who had already lived in the Netherlands for four generations was like “holding them hostage”.

From BBC

Prominent experts such as historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat say that under classic authoritarianism, the military is viewed as a tool for pursuing the leader’s own aims, rather than upholding the state’s interests and safeguarding its people.

From Los Angeles Times

Steele said the album has “all these threads of influence that only Dwight knows because he’s a historian.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Adverts have become part of the ritual surrounding Christmas," Prof Helen Wheatley, a historian of television, told BBC News.

From BBC

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