annalist

American  

[an-l-ist] / ˈæn l ɪst /

noun

1. a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.

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Other Word Forms

• annalistic adjective
• annalistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of annalist

1605–15; annal(s) + -ist, or < French annaliste

Example Sentences

Nevertheless, it is not for us to guestimate the workload of an annalist of the Floridian ancien regime.

From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2016

Having taken their positions, the men presented a picture which we regret has not been preserved for us by some sporting annalist of the period.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?

So late as the seventeenth century the annalist Mac Firbis discovered that many of the inhabitants of Connacht traced their descent to these same Firbolgs.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

It is also likely that the closing years in Britain were peaceful and quiet, such as do not give the annalist much to record.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus

This was the same Mrs. Butler, formerly Mary Sigourney, whose reminiscences, the late Rev. Dr. Holmes, the learned and persevering annalist, has quoted in his "Memoir of the French Protestants."

From Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character by Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard)

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