Synonyms for historian
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A writer of history.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- historians → chroniclers, archivists, historiographers, annalists…
Example sentences
- chronicler The novelist is the chronicler of his time.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| historian | steady | |
| archivist | steady | |
| chronicler | steady | |
| historiographer | steady | |
| annalist | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- annalist
- 9 letters
- archivist3
- 10 letters
- chronicler3
- 11 letters
- commentator4
- 15 letters
- historiographer
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (archivist3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- historien
- Italiano
- storico
- Deutsch
- Historiker