historian
/hɪˈstɔːrɪən
/noun
An expert in or student of history, especially that of a particular period, geographical region, or social phenomenon: a military historian...
- I've become a better student and a better historian than I ever imagined I could be.
- All hail the beneficent spirit that motivates these historians of social ethics!
- However, this is essentially where the story seems to end for most social historians.
Synonyms
chronicler, annalist, archivist, recorder, biographer, historiographer, palaeographer, antiquarian, chronologist
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French historien, from Latin historia (see history).