'Historian' definitions:
Definition of 'historian'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it [syn: historian, historiographer]
Definition of 'Historian'
From: GCIDE
- Historian \His*to"ri*an\, n. [F. historien.]
- 1. A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist. [1913 Webster]
- Even the historian takes great liberties with facts. --Sir J. Reynolds. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One versed or well informed in history. [1913 Webster]
- Great captains should be good historians. --South. [1913 Webster] historic