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
Examples of historian in a Sentence
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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His body was taken to Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati where his maternal grandparents are buried, Spring Grove historian Phil Nuxhall told The Enquirer in 2014.
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
And the same disregard for humanity is now being applied to detainees who will be housed in the detention center, historian Marvin Dunn told the Miami Herald.
—Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
In this lecture, legal historian Mary Ziegler argues that overturning Roe v. Wade was never the final goal of the antiabortion movement.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
From 2015 to 2020, Caro Verbeek, an art historian, offered a tour of the Rijksmuseum during which visitors were invited to experience odors suggested by a number of works, including a giant historical painting depicting the Battle of Waterloo.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
And the same disregard for humanity is now being applied to detainees who will be housed in the detention center, historian Marvin Dunn told the Miami Herald.
—Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
In this lecture, legal historian Mary Ziegler argues that overturning Roe v. Wade was never the final goal of the antiabortion movement.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
From 2015 to 2020, Caro Verbeek, an art historian, offered a tour of the Rijksmuseum during which visitors were invited to experience odors suggested by a number of works, including a giant historical painting depicting the Battle of Waterloo.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
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“Historian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historian. Accessed 22 Jul. 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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