Thesaurus: historian

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1. n. A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
2. n. One versed or well informed in history.
3. n. a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
4. 1. A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist. Even the historian takes great liberties with facts. Sir J. Reynolds. 2. One versed or well informed in history. Great captains should be good historians. South.
5. Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as,an historical poem; the historic page.-- His*tor"ic*al*ness, n.-- His*to*ric"i*ty, n.There warriors frowning in historic brass. Pope.Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents theevents of history.-- Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is deduced fromthe circumstances of time, place, etc., under which it was written.-- The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent theunity and significance of a past era or age.
6. n:100 n. a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it