The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Centuriator \Cen*tu"ri*a`tor\, Centurist \Cen"tu*rist\, n. [Cf. F. centuriateur.] An historian who distinguishes time by centuries, esp. one of those who wrote the "Magdeburg Centuries." See under Century. [R.] [1913 Webster]