annalist

noun

ˈa-nə-list How to pronounce annalist (audio)
Definition of annalistnext
as in chronicler
a student or writer of history a new book by America's best-known annalist of the Civil War

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  1. chronicler
  2. historian
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  • Jeff Nichols is not only one of cinema’s foremost chroniclers of the American South, but is doing his damnedest to revitalize the film scene in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Colonial chroniclers recorded epidemics, but their descriptions cannot always identify the responsible pathogen or follow its spread through Indigenous communities.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Definition of chronicler
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  • She’s also collaborated with the architectural historian Pierluigi Serraino to document the home and its architectural legacy.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The campground has been used to host community camp meetings for decades, historians say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of historian
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