noun
historian
hih-STAW-reern
noun
1
A person who studies, researches, or writes about history.
"The historian spent years researching the causes of the war."
"A panel of historians discussed the anniversary on the radio."
How to Use Historian
Learner’s notes
Common pairings
professional historian
noted historian
military historian
Word Forms
historians plural
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Etymology
From Latin historia ("story, history"), via Old French historien.