chronologist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chronologist
First recorded in 1605–15; chronolog(y) + -ist
Example Sentences
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“This is a particularly exciting time to be working on the past,” says archaeological chronologist Tom Higham.
From Nature ● May 17, 2020
That means if you’re a chronologist like me, the five-channel trip from NY1 — past the local news, TNT and “The Simpsons” — always terminates at Chandler, Joey, Monica, Phoebe, Rachel and Ross.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2019
Very Large.—Can tell the time of day almost as correctly as with a timepiece, and the time that transpired between one event and another, and is a natural chronologist: p.
From The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology by Fowler, L. N.
His Pocket Book was preserved long enough to furnish the chronologist, Rev. Thomas Prince of Boston, with many dates of great importance, and other material of incalculable use.
From William Bradford of Plymouth by Plumb, Albert Hale
A learned chronologist is about proving what wood this staff was made of, whether oak, ash, or crab-tree.
From The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 by Aitken, George A.
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