Definition of HISTORIAN

historian

Plural: historians

Noun

  • a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
  • A writer of history.
  • One who studies or researches history.
  • One who recounts their own medical history.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English historian, historien, from Old French historien, from Latin historia (“story, history”), equivalent to history + -ian. More at history.

Scrabble Score: 12

historian is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
historian is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
historian is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

historian is a valid Words With Friends word