annalist

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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Noun
  • Her site, which grew out of a blog about motherhood and home décor, had become perhaps the most popular chronicler of Kennedy’s rise, offering half a million Substack followers an inside look at the Secretary’s new life in the upper echelons of the American right.
    Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Terms of the deal were not readily available, though both brands have established themselves as media companies targeting the intersection of culture, money, and power (both also frequently feature the writing of longtime Wall Street chronicler Bill Cohan).
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • As the late historian Barry Rubin documented in his biography of Arafat, the Palestinian leader used a variety of methods, both buying off and burying his opponents.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
    Time, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Annalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annalist. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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