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historian

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] / hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
student of history
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As a historian of racism, Kendi has always known that racism is global.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Ganpatrao also took her to music directors, hoping to profit from her talent and exerting control over her, causing her great hardship, Mangeshkar told film historian Nasrin Munni Kabir.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

As a historian of Jewish gender and antisemitism, I know the connections between misogyny and antisemitism have deep roots.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Popcorn became the go-to movie snack during the 1930s as theaters sought new revenue streams during the Great Depression, said film historian Ross Melnick, a professor at UC Santa Barbara.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The Osage historian Louis F. Burns observed that after “only shreds and tatters remained” of his people, they had risen “from the ashes of their past.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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