historian

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The definition of a historian is an expert in the study of past events.

(noun)

A person who studies the Civil War is an example of a historian.

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See historian in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a writer of history
  2. an authority on or specialist in history

Origin: MFr historien

See historian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A writer, student, or scholar of history.
  2. One who writes or compiles a chronological record of events; a chronicler.

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