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historian
[ hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr- ]
/ hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
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noun
an expert in history; authority on history.
a writer of history; chronicler.
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historian
/ (hɪˈstɔːrɪən) /
noun
a person who writes or studies history, esp one who is an authority on it
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