historian

1. n. A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist. Source: opted

2. n. One versed or well informed in history. Source: opted

3. n. a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

6. n:100 n. a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it Source: ecdict

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