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annualist

annualist noun: one who writes for, or edits, an annual.

Noun

annualist (plural annualists)

  1. One who writes for, or edits, an annual.
    • On such occasions, the "reserved" pages were filled by some veteran annualist, like Mr. Alaric Attila Watts, editor of the "Literary Souvenir"; or perhaps Mr. Thomas Haynes Bailey, he who wrote "I'd be a Butterfly," and "Gaily the Troubadour," was persuaded to warble some such appropriate sentiment...1908, Agnes Repplier, A happy half-century and other essays, The Accursed Annual

Forms of annualist

pluralannualists

Origin of annualist

From annual + -ist.

Questions about annualist

What does annualist mean?
Annualist means one who writes for, or edits, an annual.
What part of speech is annualist?
Annualist is a noun.
What is the plural of annualist?
The plural of annualist is annualists.

Words near annualist in the dictionary

  1. annualisations
  2. annualise
  3. annualised
  4. annualises
  5. annualising
  6. annualist
  7. annualists
  8. annualities
  9. annuality
  10. annualization
  11. annualizations

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