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chronicler¹

  • /ˈkɹɒnɪklə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

From chronicle + -er.

noun chroniclers

  1. A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles. But he was also a natural chronicler: one senses that, even as his schemes collapsed, this aesthetic Arab Quixote knew the stories would make great material for his witty, sharp, melancholic writings.

    Similar: chronist, historian

Chronicler²

Where it comes from

From chronicle + -er.

proper noun

  1. The presumed author/redactor of the Book of Chronicles and certain other books of the Tanakh. The Chronicler's survey of events in the history of Judah (often, but not always, from a positive perspective) is articulated through a theological framework centered on covenant. In short, the book of Chronicles recounts the faithful acts of ...

    Similar: Chronist

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noun person who writes a chronicle

Españolcronista
Portuguêscronista
Françaischroniqueur
DeutschChronist
Italianocronista
Русскийхроникёр xronikjór, хронист xronist, летописец letopisec
العربيةمُؤَرِّخ muʔarriḵ, مُؤَرِّخَة muʔarriḵa

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@misc{chronicler_2026,
  title = {chronicler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chronicler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}