chronicle
noun
a chronological record of events; a history.
chronicler
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a word derived from
chronicle.
Example Sentences
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"The Smyrnaeans have the river Meles, with its lovely water, and at its springs is the grotto, where they say Homer composed his poems," wrote the 2nd-century Greek chronicler and geographer Pausanias.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Outside that genre, he enjoys a reputation for being an acutely psychological chronicler of contemporary anxieties, as in his award-winning 2008 drama of job loss and family secrets, “Tokyo Sonata.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
No less than the staid bow tie baseball chronicler Ken Rosenthal described the Red Sox under Henry as “incoherent, dysfunctional and forever poised to overreact.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The Box describes Cook as a "cultural chronicler" who painted marginalised people and recorded their lives with joy, kindness and reverence.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
Kote trailed off, nodding to himself “Yes, of course you are. Not a chronicler, the Chronicler.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
