noun
chronicler
Chronicler (noun) means a person who writes a record of events, especially historical ones. Example: “Medieval chroniclers often mixed fact with legend.”
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A person who writes a record of events, especially historical ones.
"But he was also a natural chronicler: one senses that, even as his schemes collapsed, this aesthetic Arab Quixote knew the stories would make great material for his witty, sharp, melancholic writings."
— Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East (2011)
"Medieval chroniclers often mixed fact with legend."
How to use chronicler
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who writes down events as a historical record.
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- Plural
- chroniclers
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Etymology
From chronicle + the agent suffix -er.
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What does “chronicler” mean?
The word “chronicler” means a person who writes a record of events, especially historical ones. In plain terms, someone who writes down events as a historical record.
How do you use “chronicler” in a sentence?
Here is “chronicler” used in a sentence: “Medieval chroniclers often mixed fact with legend.”
What part of speech is “chronicler”?
“Chronicler” is a noun.
What is the meaning of chronicler?
"chronicler" (noun) means a person who writes a record of events, especially historical ones.
