Meaning & use
historian
A person who studies, researches, and writes about the past.
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The historian spent years researching the causes of the war.
A local historian gave a talk about the town's founding families.
A note on using this word
"Historian" refers to a scholar of history, distinct from "historic" or "historical," which describe things related to the past.
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