Both of these nouns refer to people, as indicated by -yst and -ist , usually, professionals.
An analyst is someone who analyzes things, such as a political analyst, or a systems analyst:
I always thought I should be an analyst because I love taking things apart.
An annalist, in contrast, is someone who records events, in chronological order, such as a historian.You may have seen the English noun annal, which means “record” in the sense of history—or “chronicle.” But an annalist is not a general historian; an annalist may record the history of only one person, journey, town, family, or historical episode, for example, and may be less objective than a historian:
The Venerable Bede was perhaps the most famous annalist of early England and the deeds of Alfred the Great.
We do not usually use the word annalist for professional historians anymore, because historians do not mainly write annals anymore.
More Examples of How to Use "Analyst" in a Sentence
- The analyst's job is to analyze and interpret data for a specific purpose, for example, to find patterns, oversights, and opportunities.
- If you would like to learn about a career as an analyst, you should consider getting a degree in any of the following: economics, accounting, computer science, law, or finance.
- Political analyst believes that we need to pay closer attention to the these fringe groups.
- The company announced that they were expanding the department and hiring even more data analysts.
- Our new analyst showed that the company was not making a profit.
More Examples of How to Use "Annalist" in a Sentence
- Annals are records written by annalists, who are also known as chroniclers.
- The so-called Annalist of the Sea was interviewed by the reporter.
- Annalists are usually historians, but not all historians are annalists.
- I never expected to become an annalist when I grew up.
- The annalist, who was interviewed for a social justice article in a college magazine, believes that most people try to conform history to their modern day views and values.