Etymology
From Middle English historian, historien, from Old French historien, from Latin historia (story, history).
Noun
historian (plural historians)
- A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
- One who studies or researches history.
- (medicine) One who recounts their own medical history.
Derived terms
- art historian
- ethnohistorian
- family historian
- media historian
- natural historian
- public historian
- social historian
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