annalist

Definition of annalistnext
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
  • Welcome to the fabulous life of Jen Rubio—co-founder and executive chairman of the luggage brand Away, investor, philanthropist, mother, probable billionaire, friend of society chronicler Derek Blasberg, and the fixation du moment of the most rarefied corners of Instagram.
    Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 20 June 2026
  • For decades, Spielberg has been one of our foremost chroniclers of America’s fascination with aliens, touching on the topic in films like 1977’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind and 1981’s ET.
    Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 19 June 2026
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  • Netanyahu, the son of a historian, grew up in Jerusalem’s elite circles and served in the military’s prestigious Sayeret Matkal commando unit.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • Making the Case As historian Carl Becker observed in his influential study of the declaration, the document was never meant to provide a balanced or comprehensive inventory of Colonial complaints.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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“Annalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annalist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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