Historian

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Historian \His*to"ri*an\, n. [F. historien.]
     1. A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
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              Even the historian takes great liberties with facts.
                                                    --Sir J.


                                                    Reynolds.
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     2. One versed or well informed in history.
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              Great captains should be good historians. --South.
        [1913 Webster] historic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  historian
       n : a person who is an authority on history and who studies it
           and writes about it [syn: {historiographer}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  HISTORIAN
       
          A {source code management} system sold by {OPCODE, Inc.}
       
       

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  HISTORIAN, n.  A broad-gauge gossip.