historiador
nounCEFR B2
What does “historiador” mean in English?
a person who studies or writes about history as an academic discipline or profession
Example sentences
La historiadora dedicó veinte años a investigar la vida cotidiana en la Edad Media.
The historian spent twenty years researching everyday life in the Middle Ages.
Según varios historiadores, aquel tratado marcó el inicio de una nueva era diplomática.
According to several historians, that treaty marked the start of a new diplomatic era.
How to use it
El historiador / la historiadora means 'historian'. Regular -or/-ora gender pattern. Common collocation: un historiador especializado en, según los historiadores. Distinguish from historiográfico/a (the adjective relating to historiography).
Common mistake
Historiador/a (regular -or/-ora gender pattern) should not be confused with histórico/a (historic/historical, an adjective) — el historiador estudia lo histórico, but the words are not interchangeable.
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (Instituto Cervantes), B2 Nociones específicas: educación y est.