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

Alpers, now 88, went on to become a leading historian of Dutch Golden Age painting.

From Los Angeles Times

Rohit Chandra, a political scientist and economic historian at the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, explained why governments like Mr. Modi’s find it useful to partner with private companies.

From New York Times

As a resident physician in internal medicine and medical historian focused on addiction, I believe this data represents a tremendous breakthrough in the field of addiction treatment.

From Salon

It’s a battle every hip-hop historian has either tape-traded, downloaded or streamed and, in a sad coincidence, its 30th anniversary was exactly one day before Saafir died.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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