historian means: The dead are teased by gossips. (in Community Dictionary, added by Chance Banks)

What else does historian mean?

  • An archivist and student. A quixotic hero. Avoids paradox and imposes a cohesive, but false, narrative view of the past. Without historians, we wouldn’t be able to understand our economic, intellectual, and political contexts. Historians are the ones who create narratives about our heritage that influence our understanding of ourselves and “who we” as people. History is both vital and futile. (in Community Dictionary, added by Abdullah Blankenship)
  • An historian or author. (in AZ Dictionary)
  • A chronicler is someone who compiles or writes a chronology of events. (in AZ Dictionary)