His-tō'ri-ōg'ra-pher, n.

n. [Lat. historiographus, Gr. ἱστοριογράφος, from ἱστορία, history, and γράφειν, to write; Fr. historiographe, Sp. historiografo, It. istoriografo.] An historian; a writer of history; especially, a professed historian; an officer employed to write the history of a prince or state; as, the historiographer of his Britannic majesty.