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HISTORIAN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HISTORIAN?

Need another word that means the same as “historian”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “historian” in this overview.

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Historian as a Noun
Definitions of "Historian" as a noun
Synonyms of "Historian" as a noun (8 Words)
Usage Examples of "Historian" as a noun
Associations of "Historian" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Historian” are: historiographer, chronicler, annalist, archivist, recorder, biographer, antiquarian, chronologist

Historian as a Noun

Definitions of "Historian" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “historian” as a noun can have the following definitions:

An expert in or student of history, especially that of a particular period, geographical region, or social phenomenon.
A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it.

Synonyms of "Historian" as a noun (8 Words)

annalist	A historian who writes annals.
antiquarian	A person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities.
archivist	A person who maintains and is in charge of archives.
biographer	Someone who writes an account of a person’s life. An important biographer* of contemporary artists.*
chronicler	A person who writes accounts of important or historical events. A chronicler* of 18th century American life.*
chronologist	A record of events in the order of their occurrence.
historiographer	A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it.
recorder	Equipment for making records. A cockpit voice recorder.

Usage Examples of "Historian" as a noun

A military historian.

Associations of "Historian" (30 Words)

academician	An educator who works at a college or university.
annalist	A historian who writes annals.
anthropologist	A social scientist who specializes in anthropology. Some anthropologists think that members of hunting and gathering societies tend to have more leisure.
archeologist	An anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture.
archivist	A person who maintains and is in charge of archives.
connoisseur	An expert judge in matters of taste. A connoisseur* of music.*
disciple	A personal follower of Christ during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles. A disciple* of Rousseau.*
economist	An expert in economics.
epistemologist	A specialist in epistemology.
futurist	Relating to a vision of the future. Futurist art.
genealogist	A person who traces or studies lines of family descent. According to a genealogist* she is the queen s 18th cousin.*
grammarian	A person who studies and writes about grammar.
guru	An influential teacher or popular expert. A guru* of genomics.*
mathematician	A person skilled in mathematics. One of the world s foremost theoretical mathematicians.
numismatist	A collector and student of money (and coins in particular.
ornithologist	A person who studies or is an expert on birds.
philosopher	A specialist in philosophy.
professional	Worthy of or appropriate to a professional person competent skilful or assured. His first season as a professional.
repository	A place where something, especially a natural resource, is found in significant quantities. The metadata will be aggregated in a repository.
scholar	A university student holding a scholarship. Mr Bell declares himself no scholar.
sinologist	A student of Chinese history and language and culture.
sociologist	An expert in or student of the development, structure, and functioning of human society. Historians and sociologists are still split on the matter.
sophist	A person who reasons with clever but false arguments.
specialist	Practices one branch of medicine. Her doctor thought her allergy was psychosomatic but he sent her to a specialist.
specialize	Confine oneself to providing a particular product or service. She specializes in honey bees.
statistician	An expert in the preparation and analysis of statistics.
study	A thing that is or deserves to be investigated the subject of an individual s study. An application to continue full time study.
syllogistic	Of or relating to or consisting of syllogism.
taxonomist	A biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior.
university	The body of faculty and students at a university. His daughter is at university.