historiographer
[ hi-stawr-ee-og-ruh-fer, -stohr- ]
/ hɪˌstɔr iˈɒg rə fər, -ˌstoʊr- /
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noun
a historian, especially one appointed to write an official history of a group, period, or institution.
an official historian, as of a court, institution, or cultural or learned society.
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his·to·ri·og·ra·pher·ship, nounWords nearby historiographer
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historiographer
/ (hɪˌstɔːrɪˈɒɡrəfə) /
noun
a historian, esp one concerned with historical method and the writings of other historians
a historian employed to write the history of a group or public institution
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