historian
See also: historían
English
Alternative forms
- hist. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From the Middle French historien.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪˈstɔəɹɪən/
- (UK) IPA(key): /hɪˈstɔːɹɪən/
- (US) IPA(key): /hɪˈstɔɹi.ən/
Noun
historian (plural historians)
- A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
- One who studies or researches history.
- (medicine) One who recounts their own medical history.
- 2007, Joyce E. Dains, Linda Ciofu Baumann, Pamela Scheibel, Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care
- 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
Derived terms
- art historian
- media historian
Translations
writer of history
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person who studies history
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