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chronist

chronist noun: synonym of chronicler, a person who produces a chronological account of history.

Noun

chronist (plural chronists)

  1. Synonym of chronicler, a person who produces a chronological account of history.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:chronist.
    Synonyms:
    chronicler

Proper noun capitalized: Chronist

Chronist

  1. The Chronicler (presumed author/redactor of the Book of Chronicles).
    • At a later stage, this initial collection was redacted by the Chronist, whose work resulted in the present form of Haggai. (Likewise, the Chronist transformed the extant text of Zech 1–6, thus creating the final form of Zech 1–8.2020, The Book of the Twelve: Composition, Reception, and Interpretation, BRILL, →ISBN, page 46
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Chronist.

Synonyms of chronist

Forms of chronist

pluralchronists

Words formed from chronist

Questions about chronist

What does chronist mean?
Chronist means synonym of chronicler, a person who produces a chronological account of history.
What part of speech is chronist?
Chronist can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of chronist?
The plural of chronist is chronists.

Words near chronist in the dictionary

  1. chroniosuchids
  2. chronique
  3. chronique scandaleuse
  4. chroniques
  5. chroniques scandaleuses
  6. chronist
  7. Chronister
  8. Chronisters
  9. chronistic
  10. chronistically
  11. chronists

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