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I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education.
Stephen Ambrose

Meaning of "historian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HISTORIAN

historian  [hɪˈstɔːrɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HISTORIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Historian is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HISTORIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

historian

Historian

A historian is a human who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is concerned with events preceding written history, the individual is a historian of prehistory. Although "historian" can be used to describe amateur and professional historians alike, it is reserved more recently for those who have acquired graduate degrees in the discipline. Some historians, though, are recognized by publications or training and experience. "Historian" became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany and elsewhere.

Definition of historian in the English dictionary

The definition of historian in the dictionary is a person who writes or studies history, esp one who is an authority on it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HISTORIAN


amatorian
ˌæməˈtɔːrɪən
centaurian
sɛnˈtɔːrɪən
consistorian
ˌkɒnsɪˈstɔːrɪən
Nestorian
nɛsˈtɔːrɪən
Oratorian
ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪən
polyhistorian
ˌpɒlɪhɪˈstɔːrɪən
praetorian
priːˈtɔːrɪən
prehistorian
ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪən
pretorian
priːˈtɔːrɪən
propraetorian
ˌprəʊprɪˈtɔːrɪən
protohistorian
ˌprəʊtəʊhɪˈstɔːrɪən
psychohistorian
ˌsaɪkəʊhɪˈstɔːrɪən
refectorian
ˌriːfɛkˈtɔːrɪən
salutatorian
səˌluːtəˈtɔːrɪən
senatorian
ˌsɛnəˈtɔːrɪən
stentorian
stɛnˈtɔːrɪən
sutorian
sjuːˈtɔːrɪən
Territorian
ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪən
valedictorian
ˌvælɪdɪkˈtɔːrɪən
Victorian
vɪkˈtɔːrɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HISTORIAN

histoplasmosis
historiated
historic
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
historic episcopate
Historic Places Trust
historic present
historical
historical geology
historical linguistics
historical materialism
historical method
historical novel
historical present
historical school
historical-cost accounting
historically
historicalness
historicise
historicism

WORDS THAT END LIKE HISTORIAN

Brian
censorian
Dorian
Ecuadorian
ethnohistorian
gladiatorian
Gregorian
Hungarian
hyperdorian
Hypodorian
infusorian
Ivorian
lictorian
madreporian
mid-Victorian
natural historian
pelorian
Salvadorian
sartorian
suctorian

Synonyms and antonyms of historian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HISTORIAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «historian» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of historian

Translation of «historian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HISTORIAN

Find out the translation of historian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of historian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «historian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

历史学家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

historiador
570 millions of speakers

English

historian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इतिहासकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُؤرِّخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

историк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

historiador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইতিহাসবেত্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

historien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ahli sejarah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Historiker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

歴史家
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

역사가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sejarawan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sử gia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வரலாற்றாசிரியர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इतिहासकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tarihçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

storico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

historyk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

історик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

istoric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιστορικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

historikus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

historiker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

historiker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of historian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HISTORIAN»

The term «historian» is very widely used and occupies the 9.120 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HISTORIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «historian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «historian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about historian

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10 QUOTES WITH «HISTORIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word historian.
1
Peter Ackroyd
Why should a novelist not also be a historian? To force unnatural divisions within the English language is to work against its capacious and accommodating nature. To expect a writer to produce only novels, or only histories, is equivalent to demanding from a composer that he or she write only string quartets or piano sonatas.
2
Stephen Ambrose
I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education.
3
Reza Aslan
It is the job of the historian to say what is likely, and of faith to say what is possible.
4
Antony Beevor
The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that.
5
Antony Beevor
I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis.
6
Peter Berg
I'm a huge fan of the Navy. My father was a Naval historian, and I've been studying Naval battles forever.
7
Marc Bloch
The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry lies.
8
Marc Bloch
The historian is, by definition, absolutely incapable of observing the facts which he examines.
9
James Henry Breasted
The man who first gave history a recognized place in science was an ancient historian.
10
Michael N. Castle
Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great voices of contemporary literature, believes a struggle only makes a person stronger.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HISTORIAN»

Discover the use of historian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to historian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Historian
Elizabeth Kostova's debut novel is an adventure of monumental proportions - a captivating tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspenseful - and utterly unforgettable.
Elizabeth Kostova, 2010
2
The Historian's Craft
This work, by the co-founder of the "Annales School" deals with the uses and methods of history. It is useful for students of history, teachers of historiography and all those interested in the writings of the Annales school.
Marc Bloch, 1992
3
Being a Historian: An Introduction to the Professional World ...
Considers what aspiring and mature historians need to know about the discipline of history in the United States today.
James M. Banner, 2012
4
Reading Like a Historian: Teaching Literacy in Middle and ...
This award-winning bestseller now includes an expanded introduction addressing the Common Core State Standards This practical book shows middle and high school teachers how to apply Wineburg's highly acclaimed approach to teaching, Reading ...
Samuel S. Wineburg, Daisy Martin, Chauncey Monte-Sano, 2012
5
Historian of the Strange: Pu Songling and the Chinese ...
This is the first book in English on the seventeenth-century Chinese masterpiece Liaozhai's Records of the Strange (Liaozhai zhiyi) by Pu Songling, a collection of nearly five hundred fantastic tales and anecdotes written in Classical ...
Judith T. Zeitlin, 1997
6
The Judge and the Historian: Marginal Notes on a ...
In The Judge and the Historian, Carlo Ginzburg draws on his work on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century witchcraft trials to dissect the weaknesses and contradictions of Italy's case against Adriano Sofri, figurehead of the Italian Left.
Carlo Ginzburg, 2001
7
Reading Like a Historian: A Document-based History ...
Enthusiasm about the instructional potential of primary sources dates to the late 19th century and has been echoed recently in the work of literacy experts, historians, and educational psychologists.
Avishag Reisman, 2011
8
Adventures of a Church Historian
Adventures of a Church Historian details how Leonard J. Arrington opened up archival resources and presided, for a time, over an unprecedented era of enlightenment as he and those working under his aegis produced path-breaking works of ...
Leonard J. Arrington, 1998
9
Records of the Grand Historian: Han dynasty
Pre-Code Hollywood explores the fascinating period in American motion picture history from 1930 to 1934 when the commandments of the Production Code Administration were violated with impunity in a series of wildly unconventional films -- a ...
Qian Sima, Burton Watson, 1993
10
The Historian and Film
Film is increasingly engaging the attention of students of history at all levels.
Paul Smith, 1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HISTORIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term historian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sir Christopher Lee's SAS war record was 'hammed up', historian
But Sir Christopher Lee did not serve in either the SAS or SOE, a historian has claimed, as he accuses veterans of inadvertently"buffing up" ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Is painting irrelevant? 'Not so fast,' says USC Dornsife art historian
Art historian Suzanne Hudson can't keep up with the tally, the number of invested observers — critics, curators and even artists themselves ... «USC News, Jul 15»
3
Football historian in bid to restore grave of Rams legend | Derby …
Left, County Councillor Sean Bambrick, left, and football historian Stuart Haywood inspect Ben Warren's final resting place in St John's Church ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Postal historian Manzoor Alam steps in to save world's oldest post …
THE world's oldest post office has been saved after it was taken over by a keen postal historian. Manzoor Alam is now postmaster of Sanquhar ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
5
In the News / Michifumi Isoda / Japan Essayist Club Award-winning …
Aiming to be a historian when he was a primary school student, at the age of 13 he worked out the meaning of the old manuscripts from the Edo ... «The Japan News, Jul 15»
6
- Flint historian's tribute to territorial soldiers from Flintshire
Details of their courage and the sufferings that followed form part of a book by Flint historian Charles Evans-Gunther to be published shortly. «News North Wales, Jul 15»
7
BRADBERRY: Gromosiak, a good old-fashioned, honest historian
As I've said before, perhaps the greatest challenge for most of us, especially historians is to figure out how to separate fact from fiction. «Niagara Gazette, Jul 15»
8
Historian Lucy Worsley says the Women's Institute is a hotbed of …
It might have a homespun 'jam and Jerusalem' image but according to historian Lucy Worsley, the Women's Institute has a subversive side. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
County historian Esley Hamilton on decades of preserving local history
After more than 40 years of working in the St. Louis region, Esley Hamilton is partially retiring from his post as a preservation historian. Hamilton ... «St. Louis Public Radio, Jul 15»
10
Cedar Rapids historian says site of 1976 time capsule lost
History Center historian Mark Stoffer Hunter tells television station KCRG (http://bit.ly/1CBNvkW ) that no one seems to remember exactly where ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»

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