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historian

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] / hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
student of history
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“It just happened in 10 seconds,” Dodgers historian Mark Langill said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

“Baseball,” says John Thorn, MLB’s official historian, “has been the constant.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

And if you’re an historian of ancient Greece and Rome, like I am, it’s the steady stream of comparisons between the modern world and the Roman Empire.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

As a historian of racism, Kendi has always known that racism is global.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

I liked researching Nazis as much as the next war historian, but I would never use the term as a nickname.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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