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historian

noun

hi-ˈstȯr-ē-ən

Definition of historian

as in chronicler

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

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Recent Examples of historian Her notoriety and the public’s fascination with the case, some historians have argued, led to Borden’s acquittal. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 For former Sevier County historian Carroll McMahan, 76, his memories of the superstar begin during his time at Sevier County High School. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 Our project team historian Robert Selig’s original research in the Marburg Archives in Germany documents that when the smoke had cleared, 111 Hessian soldiers lay dead. — Jennifer Janofsky, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 Local historian April Halberstadt believes the station was situated there to help serve East San Jose, which had been annexed in 1911, and the new subdivision of Naglee Park. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for historian

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chronicler

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Jeff Nichols is not only one of cinema’s foremost chroniclers of the American South, but is doing his damnedest to revitalize the film scene in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Colonial chroniclers recorded epidemics, but their descriptions cannot always identify the responsible pathogen or follow its spread through Indigenous communities.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 30 July 2026

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