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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Recent Examples of annalist
And behind this choice is a more profound question: Are biographers storytellers or annalists?
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Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2026
Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annalist
Noun
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Its sources include medieval chroniclers, eccentric antiquaries, and no doubt many denizens of the British Museum’s Reading Room.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Geragos told me in August, as Combs was pursuing defamation complaints involving some of his most conspiratorial online chroniclers, that fighting her client’s case in the press didn’t come as naturally to her as to her father.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
27 Jan. 2026
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Portugal’s legendary explorer Ferdinand Magellan gets an epic biopic courtesy of Filipino filmmaker and societal historian Lav Diaz.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Valentine’s Day is named after Saint Valentine, though historians say there were multiple Christian martyrs with that name.—
Katey Psencik,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Annalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annalist. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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