historian
his-to-ri-an · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A person who studies and writes about history.
- 2.
A person who is an expert on a particular subject's history.
Forms
plural: historians
Phrases & expressions
- •art historian — a specialist in the history of art
- •revisionist historian — one who reinterprets accepted history
- •amateur historian — someone who studies history as a hobby
Related words
Etymology
From Latin historia ("narrative, account, history"), from Greek historia ("inquiry, knowledge from inquiry"). The "-ian" suffix indicates a person engaged in that field.