noun

historian

historian

She is a famous historian.

She is a famous historian.

The historian wrote a book about the war.

The historian wrote a book about the war.

a/an + historian an expert in or student of history He is a respected historian.

scholar, chronicler, academic

From 'history' plus the suffix '-ian', which denotes a person skilled in a particular field.

Like 'musician' or 'magician', the '-ian' suffix often means 'an expert in'.

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