What does "historiographer" mean?

A scholar who studies historiography.

What is a synonym for "historiographer"?

Common synonyms include: annalist, chronicler, diarist, historian, historian.

Pronounced //hɪˌstɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfəɹ//.

//hɪˌstɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfəɹ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
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; […]"
2
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it wordnet

"May Your Majeſty be pleaſed to accept theſe remains of a noble Author, as they vvere collected by the care of Your late Hiſtoriographer; […]"

From historiography + -er.

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