historiographer

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English historio-

Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-

Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō

Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ)

Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor.

French -graphieder.

English -graphy

English historiography

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English historiographer

historiographer (plural historiographers)

A scholar who studies historiography.
- 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, page [i]:
  May Your Majeſty be pleaſed to accept theſe remains of a noble Author, as they vvere collected by the care of Your late Hiſtoriographer; […]
- 1856, L. S. Lavenu, chapter XVII, in Erlesmere; or, Contrasts of Character‎^[1], volume 1, London: Smith, Elder & Co., page 171:
  "That's a fine young fellow," said the historiographer of earwigs, to an American who stood next him in the crowd.

scholar who studies historiography