historiador
/istoɾjaˈdoɾ/masculine
The Spanish word for historian is historiador.
The term historiador refers to a person who studies history (noun).
Meaning: person who studies history (noun)
Which one should you use?
Use historiador to refer to the professional who studies and writes history, whereas the term historia refers to the subject of history itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
The feminine form of historian is historiadora. For plural forms, use historiadores for a group of male historians or a mixed-gender group and historiadoras for a group consisting only of female historians.
How do you pronounce it?
/istoɾjaˈdoɾ/
Did you know?
- The word historia shares its root with the Greek histōr, which meant 'one who knows' or 'a judge'. This connects the modern historiador to the ancient idea of a witness providing a verdict on the past.
- The term historiador is used for academic historians, but for someone who writes local or family chronicles, a Spanish speaker might instead use cronista.
- In Spanish, the word historia can mean both the academic study of the past and a mere 'story' or 'tale', meaning a historiador might be interpreted as someone who tells stories.
Examples in context
- Tom es crítico de arte e historiador.Tom is an art critic and historian.This sentence shows how to use historiador alongside another profession.Tatoeba #11375622 by NicoLXVI, translation #6697307 by Hybrid
- Es un historiador.He's a historian.This sentence shows how to use historiador to describe a person.Tatoeba #2079581 by Shishir, translation #1018426 by CM
- Yo soy un historiador.I am a historian.This sentence shows how to use historiador when identifying yourself.Tatoeba #12251181 by opalandwoof, translation #12251158 by opalandwoof
- Él es un historiador reconocidoHe is a renowned historian.
- ¿Sabías que Miguel es un historiador reconocido?Did you know that Miguel is a renowned historian?
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Example conversation
Mateo and Sofia are discussing a new professor at their university.
- MateoEl nuevo profesor es un historiador famoso.The new professor is a famous historian.
- SofíaNo sabía que fuera historiador.I didn't know he was a historian.
- MateoSí, es un historiador muy respetado.Yes, he is a very respected historian.
- SofíaTengo ganas de ir a su clase.I'm looking forward to going to his class.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “historian” translations and entries historiador, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
