His‐to′ri‐og″ra‐pher (hĭs‐tō′rĭ‐ŏg″rȧ‐fẽr), n. [L. historiographus, Gr. ιστοριογρἅφοσ; ιστορἵα history + γράφειν 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.