noun
- people who study or record events in the order they happened in time
Usage: archaic; formal
Examples
- The ancient chronologers carefully recorded the succession of kings.
- Medieval chronologers documented important battles and royal births.
- These chronologers spent years organizing historical events by date.
- The chronologers disagreed about when the empire actually fell.
- Royal chronologers maintained official records of the dynasty.
- Early chronologers relied on astronomical observations to date events.