chronologist

Meanings

nounchronologist (plural chronologists)

A person skilled in chronology.
That learned noise and dust of the chronologist is wholly to be avoided.
1693, [John Locke], “§183”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC
Synonyms: chronologer

nounA person skilled in chronology.

Similar

From French chronologiste. By surface analysis, chronology + -ist.

More words from French

Catalan cronologista, cronòleg

Czech chronolog

French chronologiste

Irish cróineolaí

Italian cronologista, cronologo

Portuguese cronologista, cronólogo

Romanian cronologist, cronolog

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