historian
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historian
- /hɪˈstɔːɹɪən/ UK
- /hɪˈstɔəɹɪən/ UK
- /hɪˈstɔɹi.ən/ US
- /hɪˈstɑɹi.ən/
Where it comes from
From Middle English historian, historien, from Old French historien, from Latin historia (“story, history”), equivalent to histor(y) + -ian. More at history.
noun historians · hist.
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A writer of history.
Similar: commentator
- One who studies or researches history. 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.
- One who recounts their own medical history. The patient is unconscious when the syncopal event takes place and therefore is a poor historian.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: historiographer, historiography, history, historical, story, dated, past, affair, saga, documentarian, chronicler, annalist, antiquarian, archivist, biographer, researcher
Translations
Every language
noun writer of history
| Español | historiador, historiadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 역사학자 yeoksahakja, 역사가 yeoksaga, 사가 saga, 사학자 sahakja |
| 日本語 | 歴史家 rekishika, 史家 shika |
| 中文 | 歷史學家 /历史学家 lìshǐxuéjiā, 歷史家 /历史家 lìshǐjiā, 史家 shǐjiā |
| हिन्दी | इतिहासकार itihāskār, इतिहासज्ञ itihāsajña |
| Português | historiador, historiógrafo, historiadora, historiógrafa |
| Français | historien, historienne |
| Deutsch | Historiker, Historikerin, Geschichtsschreiber |
| Italiano | storico, storica |
| Ελληνικά | ιστορικός istorikós |
| Română | istoric, istoriograf, istorică |
| Русский | исто́рик istórik |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà viết sử, sử gia |
| العربية | مُؤَرِّخ muʔarriḵ, مُؤَرِّخَة muʔarriḵa |
| עברית | הִיסְטוֹרְיוֹן historyón |
noun person who studies history
| Español | historiador, historiadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 역사학자 yeoksahakja, 역사가 yeoksaga, 사학자 sahakja |
| 日本語 | 歴史家 rekishika |
| 中文 | 歷史學家 /历史学家 lìshǐxuéjiā, 歷史家 /历史家 lìshǐjiā, 史家 shǐjiā |
| हिन्दी | इतिहासकार itihāskār, इतिहासज्ञ itihāsajña |
| Kiswahili | mwanahistoria |
| Português | historiador, historiadora |
| Français | historien, historienne |
| Deutsch | Historiker, Historikerin |
| Italiano | storico, storica |
| Ελληνικά | ιστορικός istorikós |
| Română | istoric, istorică |
| Русский | исто́рик istórik |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà sử học, sử gia |
| العربية | مُؤَرِّخ muʔarriḵ, مُؤَرِّخَة muʔarriḵa |
| עברית | הִיסְטוֹרְיוֹן historyón |
Talk about this word "historian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/historian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. historian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/historian "historian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/historian.Cite this
@misc{historian_2026,
title = {historian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/historian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
