Historian Meaning
/hɪˈstɔːɹɪən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA writer of history.
nounOne who studies or researches history.
Sentence Examples
Professor Suzuki is an expert historian.
What's the historian's duty?
No serious historian today accepts this theory.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ spent years researching ancient documents to write a book.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ spent many years researching primary sources to write a book about the war.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English historian, historien, from Old French historien, from Latin historia (“story, history”), equivalent to histor(y) + -ian. More at history.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1992, Jonathan Gorman, Understanding history, page 65:
"history does not consult the convenience of historians, though some of them are not always aware of it."
— 1975, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Capital. 1848-1875, published 1995, page 354:
"The patient is unconscious when the syncopal event takes place and therefore is a poor historian."
— 2007, Joyce E. Dains, Linda Ciofu Baumann, Pamela Scheibel, Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ spent years researching ancient documents to write a book.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ spent many years researching primary sources to write a book about the war.