historiographer
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Canada/hɪˌstɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfəɹ/
historiographer noun: a scholar who studies historiography.
Noun
historiographer (plural historiographers)
- A scholar who studies historiography.
- May Your Majeſty be pleaſed to accept theſe remains of a noble Author, as they vvere collected by the care of Your late Hiſtoriographer; […]1734, Mary Stephens, “To the King”, in [Francis] Bacon; Robert Stephens, compiler, edited by [John Lockyer], Letters and Remains of the Lord Chancellor Bacon, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, →OCLC...
- "That's a fine young fellow," said the historiographer of earwigs, to an American who stood next him in the crowd.1856, L. S. Lavenu, chapter XVII, in Erlesmere; or, Contrasts of Character, volume 1, London: Smith, Elder & Co., page 171
Forms of historiographer
| plural | historiographers |
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Origin of historiographer
From historiography + -er.
Words formed from historiographer
Questions about historiographer
- What does historiographer mean?
- Historiographer means a scholar who studies historiography.
- What part of speech is historiographer?
- Historiographer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce historiographer?
- Historiographer is pronounced /hɪˌstɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfəɹ/ (Canada).
- What is the plural of historiographer?
- The plural of historiographer is historiographers.
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