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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Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
While some seed savers approach the work like historians, focused on collecting and documenting, Smith believes seeds must be planted and grown to truly survive.
—Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Although World War II began in Europe in 1939, some historians say fighting in East Asia was ongoing as far back as 1931 when Japan invaded China's northeastern region of Manchuria.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Over the past two years, conservators, curators and art historians from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, have reassessed the Philadelphia painting.
—Gareth Harris, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Historian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historian. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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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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