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historian

[ hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr- ]

noun

  1. an expert in history; authority on history.
  2. a writer of history; chronicler.


historian

/ ɪˈɔːɪə /

noun

  1. a person who writes or studies history, esp one who is an authority on it
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of historian1

1400–50; late Middle English. See history, -an
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"Philip had a rather tragic and lonely childhood," said historian and Philip's biographer Prof Angela John, who acted as an informal consultant on the film.

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“I think American history shows there's always been a contest, even during what one historian called ‘the nadir of American democracy’ and Black freedom in the late 19th century.”

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While tariffs are likely to raise prices in the short term, Trump said that historians would look back on his tariff announcement as "one of the most important days in the history of our country."

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Local media have reported that the historian is acquainted with several figures associated with organised crime and biker gangs in Poland.

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John Heitmann, a University of Dayton professor and automobile historian who, in his free time, likes to polish his 1982 Mercedes SL, said that tariffs will have an existential, as well as an economic, impact.

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