historian

Word parts

history + -ian

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /hɪˈstɔərɪən/ or /hɪˈstɔːrɪən/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /hɪˈstɔri.ən/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: his‧to‧ri‧an

Noun

Singular historian

Plural historians

1. (countable) A historian is a person who studies or writes about history.

   Herodotus (484 – c. 420 BC), was a famous historian who wrote about Ancient Greece.