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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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Researchers uncover story of surviving passengers A team of researchers led by maritime historian and author Steven Schwankert uncovered the story of the surviving Chinese passengers.
—Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 26 May 2026
To the surprise of everyone, most of all maybe themselves, historians Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland have become the Jagger and Richards of the nerd podcasting world.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Hiroshima marked the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare, with historians marking the number of civilian deaths at over 140,000, and one of the final days of World War II.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
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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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