A person who studies chronology or specializes in establishing and arranging historical events in the correct order of time.
From chronology plus -ist, meaning 'one who practices or specializes in.' This term became standard in English scholarship by the 1600s, replacing the older chronologer.
Modern chronologists use radiocarbon dating, ice cores, and tree rings to build super-precise timelines—they've turned chronology into a high-tech science that lets us date ancient events within decades instead of centuries.
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