historians

Noun

historian (plural historians)

1. A writer of history.

   Synonyms:

   commentator

2. One who studies or researches history.
   • If this is what real people and societies are like, then it may be appropriate for historians to represent their subjects' lives in storylike form.1992, Jonathan Gorman, Understanding history, page 65
3. One who recounts their own medical history.
   • The patient is unconscious when the syncopal event takes place and therefore is a poor historian.2007, Joyce E. Dains, Linda Ciofu Baumann, Pamela Scheibel, Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care