historian

== English == === Alternative forms === hist. (abbreviation) === Etymology === From Middle English historian, historien, from Old French historien, from Latin historia (“story, history”), equivalent to history +‎ -ian. More at history. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪˈstɔːɹɪən/, /hɪˈstɔəɹɪən/ (General American) IPA(key): /hɪˈstɔɹi.ən/ (New York Metropolitan Area) IPA(key): /hɪˈstɑɹi.ən/ Hyphenation: his‧to‧ri‧an === Noun === historian (plural historians) A writer of history. One who studies or researches history. (medicine) One who recounts their own medical history. ==== Synonyms ==== (writer of a history): commentator (obsolete) ==== Hyponyms ==== annalist (writer of yearly accounts); chronicler, chronist (compiler of chronological lists of events) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === historian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Albanian == === Etymology === From histori +‎ -an. === Noun === historián m historian ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “historian”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /histoˈrian/ Rhymes: -ian Syllabification: his‧to‧ri‧an === Adjective === historian accusative singular of historia == Finnish == === Noun === historian genitive/accusative singular of historia == Spanish == === Verb === historian third-person plural present indicative of historiar == Swedish == === Noun === historian definite singular of historia