historiographer

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: his=to=ri=og=ra=pher

CIDE DICTIONARY

historiographer, n. [L. historiographus, Gr. "istoriogra`fos; "istori`a history + gra`fein to write: cf. F. historiographe.].

 An historian; a writer of history; especially, one appointed or designated to write a history; also, a title bestowed by some governments upon historians of distinction.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

historiographer, n.
1 an expert in or student of historiography.
2 a writer of history, esp. an official historian.

Etymology

ME f. F historiographe or f. LL historiographus f. Gk historiographos (as HISTORY, -GRAPHER)

ROGET THESAURUS

historiographer

Recorder

N recorder, notary, clerk, registrar, registrary, register, prothonotary, amanuensis, secretary, scribe, babu, remembrancer, bookkeeper, custos rotulorum, Master of the Rolls, annalist, historian, historiographer, chronicler, journalist, biographer, antiquary, memorialist, interviewer.