historian

CEFRB2

/hɪˈstɔːɹɪən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who studies and writes about the past.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One who recounts their own medical history.

Examples

  • No serious historian today accepts this theory.

  • Professor Suzuki is an expert historian.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /hɪˈstɔɹi.ən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who studies or researches history.

  2. A writer of history.

More examples

In context

  • What's the historian's duty?

  • history does not consult the convenience of historians, though some of them are not always aware of it.

  • If this is what real people and societies are like, then it may be appropriate for historians to represent their subjects' lives in storylike form.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English historian, historien, from Old French historien, from Latin historia (“story, history”), equivalent to histor(y) + -ian. More at history.