annalist
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annalist
a writer of historical records: He writes annals of war.
Not to be confused with:
analyst – one who analyzes: He’s a CIA analyst.
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an·nal·ist
(ăn′ə-lĭst)n.
One who writes annals; a chronicler.
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an•nal•ist
(ˈæn l ɪst)n.
a writer of annals; historian.
an`nal•is′tic, adj.
an`nal•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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annalist
one who chronicles yearly events; a writer of annals.
See also: History-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | annalist - a historian who writes annals historian, historiographer - a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it |
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annalist
n → Chronist(in) m(f), → Geschichtsschreiber(in) m(f)
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