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annalist

/ˈænəlɪst/

annalist noun: a writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.

Noun

annalist (plural annalists)

  1. A writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.
    • The monks […] were the only annalists during those ages.1754-1762, David Hume, The History of England

annalist meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Arabic

annalist in Tamil

வரலாற்றுபட்டி வகுப்பவர், ஆண்டுக்குறிப்பேடு தொகுப்பவர், நிகழ்ச்சிப் பதிவாளர்

annalist in Urdu

مورخ

annalist in Arabic

writer of annals
مُؤَرِّخ muʔarriḵ, مُؤَرِّخَة muʔarriḵa

Forms of annalist

pluralannalists

Origin of annalist

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

Questions about annalist

What does annalist mean?
Annalist means a writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.
What is annalist in Tamil?
Annalist in Tamil is வரலாற்றுபட்டி வகுப்பவர், ஆண்டுக்குறிப்பேடு தொகுப்பவர், நிகழ்ச்சிப் பதிவாளர். See Annalist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is annalist?
Annalist is a noun.
How do you pronounce annalist?
Annalist is pronounced /ˈænəlɪst/.
What is the plural of annalist?
The plural of annalist is annalists.

Words near annalist in the dictionary

  1. Annaliese
  2. annalise
  3. annalised
  4. annalises
  5. annalising
  6. annalist
  7. annalistic
  8. annalists
  9. annalize
  10. annalized
  11. annalizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: annalist (page history and authors); annalist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); annalist (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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