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Noun

1. 1
   A writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.

   "The monks […] were the only annalists during those ages."

2. 2
   a historian who writes annals wordnet

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advertising writerart criticauthorauthoressautobiographerautobiographist

Example

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"The monks […] were the only annalists during those ages."

Etymology

Borrowed from French annaliste, equivalent to annal + -ist.

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