Dictionary

historian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /hɪˈstɔəɹɪən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /hɪˈstɑɹi.ən/ New York Metropolitan Area
• /hɪˈstɔːɹɪən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /hɪˈstɔɹi.ən/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From Middle English historian, historien, from Old French historien, from Latin historia (“story, history”), equivalent to histor(y) + -ian. More at history.

Meanings

1. A writer of history.
2. One who studies or researches history.
   • 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:
   • 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:
3. One who recounts their own medical history.
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

pseudohistorian · social historian · ethnohistorian · psychohistorian · macrohistorian · twistorian · natural historian · family historian · historianess · geohistorian · nonhistorian · art historian · microhistorian · protohistorian · sociohistorian · ecohistorian · public historian · alternative historian · herstorian · alternate historian · media historian

Hyponyms

annalist · chronist · chronicler

Synonyms

commentator (writer of a history)

Translations (235)

fa مورخ (writer of history) · he הִיסְטוֹרְיוֹן (person who studies history) · tk taryhçy (writer of history) · grc ἱστορικός (writer of history) · ar مُؤَرِّخَة (writer of history) · my သမိုင်းပညာရှင် (writer of history) · nl geschiedkundige (writer of history) · vi sử gia (person who studies history) · fi historiankirjoittaja (writer of history) · sh històričārka (writer of history) · sh pȍvjesničār (person who studies history) · lt istorikas (writer of history) · cs historička (writer of history) · pt historiógrafo (writer of history) · da historiker (person who studies history) · el ιστορικός (writer of history) · eo historiisto (writer of history) · cmn 歷史學家 /历史学家 (writer of history) · ky тарыхчы (person who studies history) · sk historik (person who studies history) · sh històričārka (person who studies history) · tt тарихчы (writer of history) · ja 歴史家 (writer of history) · hy պատմագետ (person who studies history) · lt istorikė (person who studies history) · be гісто́рычка (writer of history) · cy hanesydd (person who studies history) · my သမိုင်းပညာရှင် (person who studies history) · grc ἱστορικός (person who studies history) · mn түүхч (writer of history) · mi tumu kōrero (writer of history) · hu történész (person who studies history) · de Historikerin (writer of history) · ko 력사학자 (writer of history) · ms muwarikh (writer of history) · ru исто́рик (writer of history) · cy hanesydd (writer of history) · fa مورخ (person who studies history) · fr historienne (person who studies history) · az tarixşünas (person who studies history) · de Geschichtsschreiber (writer of history) · mk историчар (person who studies history) · io historiisto (writer of history) · hu történetíró (writer of history) · mn түүхч (person who studies history) · ga staraí (writer of history) · es historiadora (writer of history) · eu historiagile (writer of history) · sk historička (person who studies history) · sh по̏вјеснича̄рка (writer of history) · sv historiker (writer of history) · pl historyk (person who studies history) · ckb مێژوونووس (writer of history) · tt тарихчы (person who studies history) · sq historian (writer of history) · kk тарихшы (writer of history) · gl historiador (writer of history) · eo historiisto (person who studies history) · pl historyczka (person who studies history) · ar مُؤَرِّخ (writer of history) · ms ahli sejarah (writer of history) · sw mwanahistoria (person who studies history) · mn ᠲᠡᠦᠬᠡᠴᠢ (person who studies history) · nn historikar (writer of history) · it storico (person who studies history) · kmr dîrokzan (writer of history) · ka ისტორიკოსი (person who studies history) · fi historioitsija (person who studies history) · tr tarihçi (person who studies history) · sh хисто̀рича̄рка (writer of history) · az tarixçi (person who studies history) · nrf historien (writer of history) · nl historicus (writer of history) · ko 사학자 (writer of history) · pt historiadora (person who studies history) · it storica (person who studies history) · vi sử gia (writer of history) · oc istorian (writer of history) · ps مؤرخ (writer of history) · ang stǣrleornere (person who studies history) · hy պատմիչ (writer of history) · sl zgodovinar (person who studies history) · ug تارىخچى (person who studies history) · uk істо́рик (writer of history) · pl historyczka (writer of history) · az tarixçi (writer of history) · sl zgodovinarka (person who studies history) · tk taryhçy (person who studies history) · ca historiador (writer of history) · de Historiker (person who studies history) · hi इतिहासकार (person who studies history) · nb historiker (writer of history) · kk тарихшы (person who studies history) · sh хисто̀рича̄р (person who studies history) · ro istoric (person who studies history) · nb historiker (person who studies history) · ca historiador (person who studies history) · hi इतिहासज्ञ (person who studies history) · tg муаррих (person who studies history) · bg истори́к (writer of history) · uz tarixchi (writer of history) · sh хисто̀рича̄рка (person who studies history) · sh pȍvjesničārka (writer of history) · ko 력사학자 (person who studies history) · fa تاریخ نویس (writer of history) · nl geschiedkundige (person who studies history) · kmr dîrokvan (writer of history) · tr tarihçi (writer of history) · et ajaloolane (person who studies history) · cs historička (person who studies history) · da historiker (writer of history) · sk historik (writer of history) · ar مُؤَرِّخ (person who studies history) · cs historik (writer of history) · bg истори́чка (person who studies history) · lt istorikė (writer of history) · io historiero (person who studies history) · cmn 史家 (writer of history) · sh по̏вјеснича̄р (writer of history) · ug تارىخچى (writer of history) · nl historicus (person who studies history) · sh по̏вјеснича̄р (person who studies history) · eu historiagile (person who studies history) · sh по̏вјеснича̄рка (person who studies history) · ms sejarawan (writer of history) · vi nhà viết sử (writer of history) · ko 역사학자 (writer of history) · tr müverrih (writer of history) · bn ইতিহাসবিদ (writer of history) · ga staraí (person who studies history) · he הִיסְטוֹרְיוֹן (writer of history) · be гісто́рык (writer of history) · tr ötükçü (writer of history) · ur مؤرخ (person who studies history) · nn historikar (person who studies history) · ko 사학자 (person who studies history) · uk істо́рик (person who studies history) · sv historiker (person who studies history) · cmn 歷史學家 /历史学家 (person who studies history) · cmn 史家 (person who studies history) · ko 력사가 (writer of history) · is sagnfræðingur (person who studies history) · th นักประวัติศาสตร์ (person who studies history) · hy պատմագիր (writer of history) · de Historikerin (person who studies history) · gl historiador (person who studies history) · ar مُؤَرِّخَة (person who studies history) · km ប្រវត្តិវិទូ (writer of history) · bg истори́чка (writer of history) · ro istorică (writer of history) · ur مؤرخ (writer of history) · ps تاريخپوه (writer of history) · vo hijenavan (writer of history) · ja 史家 (writer of history) · ru исто́рик (person who studies history) · ko 력사가 (person who studies history) · ka ისტორიკოსი (writer of history) · ko 역사가 (writer of history) · be гісто́рык (person who studies history) · lv vēsturnieks (writer of history) · fr historienne (writer of history) · km ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រិន (writer of history) · es historiadora (person who studies history) · uk істо́ричка (writer of history) · ja 歴史家 (person who studies history) · it storica (writer of history) · tg муаррих (writer of history) · pt historiador (person who studies history) · ang stǣrwrītere (writer of history) · sh històričār (person who studies history) · it storico (writer of history) · vo jijenavan (writer of history) · sh pȍvjesničār (writer of history) · es historiador (writer of history) · pt historiadora (writer of history) · es historiador (person who studies history) · sl zgodovinar (writer of history) · sl zgodovinarka (writer of history) · ro istoriograf (writer of history) · la historicus (writer of history) · fi historioitsija (writer of history) · lv vēsturniece (person who studies history) · ko 역사가 (person who studies history) · mk историчарка (person who studies history) · ko 사가 (writer of history) · mk историчарка (writer of history) · eu historialari (writer of history) · lt istorikas (person who studies history) · vo jenavan (writer of history) · xal тууҗч (writer of history) · ps تاريخدان (writer of history) · eu historialari (person who studies history) · sh хисто̀рича̄р (writer of history) · uz muarrix (writer of history) · lv vēsturnieks (person who studies history) · fr historien (person who studies history) · uz tarixchi (person who studies history) · ps مورخ (writer of history) · sh històričār (writer of history) · mn ᠲᠡᠦᠬᠡᠴᠢ (writer of history) · io historiero (writer of history) · th นักประวัติศาสตร์ (writer of history) · ro istoric (writer of history) · cmn 歷史家 /历史家 (person who studies history) · mk историчар (writer of history) · pt historiógrafa (writer of history) · fr historien (writer of history) · bg истори́к (person who studies history) · sq historian (person who studies history) · el ιστορικός (person who studies history) · ky тарыхчы (writer of history) · la historicus (person who studies history) · uk істо́ричка (person who studies history) · pl historyk (writer of history) · ro istorică (person who studies history) · pt historiador (writer of history) · vro aoluulanõ (person who studies history) · sh pȍvjesničārka (person who studies history) · hi इतिहासज्ञ (writer of history) · uz muarrix (person who studies history) · lv vēsturniece (writer of history) · vi nhà sử học (person who studies history) · cmn 歷史家 /历史家 (writer of history) · ko 역사학자 (person who studies history) · cs historik (person who studies history) · kmr dîroknas (writer of history) · de Historiker (writer of history) · hi इतिहासकार (writer of history) · be гісто́рычка (person who studies history) · hy պատմաբան (person who studies history) · io historiisto (person who studies history) · ms tarikh (writer of history) · sk historička (writer of history) · ms historikus (writer of history) · is sagnfræðingur (writer of history)