any of the Roman historians prior to Livy (1st century –1st century ) who drew up the conventional history of Rome from the foundation of the city. ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/77
An'nal·ist noun [ Confer French annaliste .] A writer of annals. « The monks . . . were the only annalists in those ages. Hume. » Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/86
annalist (AN uh list) 1. Someone who writes records of events arranged chronologically by each year or by successive years; a chronicler: 'The annalist wrote a series of chronicles about the events that took place during the existence of the club.' 2. A writer, or historian, who compiles the records and reports of an organization or a learne... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3504/