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memoirist

American  
[mem-wahr-ist, -wawr-] / ˈmɛm wɑr ɪst, -wɔr- /

noun

  1. a person who writes memoirs.


Etymology

Origin of memoirist

First recorded in 1760–70; memoir + -ist

Example Sentences

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Einat Admony — a two-time James Beard semifinalist, cookbook author, comedian and chef-owner of the widely acclaimed Balaboosta and Taim — is now adding a new title to that list: Memoirist.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

Memoirist Melissa Febos attacks the gender dynamics of the anti-personal-essay crowd in “Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2022

Memoirist Chanel Miller, whose Stanford sexual assailant received a shockingly brief jail sentence, says the hate mail she got after revealing her name “strengthened my resolve to be all right.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2022

The Critic as Memoirist Jonathan Lethem’s new book on Talking Heads is the latest entry in an exciting new hybrid form.

From Slate • May 4, 2012

Memoirist Balabanoff is now 86 and lives in Rome.

From Time Magazine Archive