biograph

American  

[bahy-oh-graf] / ˈbaɪ oʊˌgræf /

verb (used with object)

1. to write a biography or short biographical sketch of.

   He has obtained numerous awards and distinctions and has been biographed in Canadian Who's Who.

   Her aunt was the writer who biographed Queen Victoria, among others.

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noun

1. a biography or short biographical sketch of a person.

   If you've never read a biograph of Napoleon, don’t start with this one—too many historical errors.

   This jazz opera serves as an engaging audio biograph of her music and her life.

Etymology

Origin of biograph

First recorded in 1770–80; bio- ( def. ) + -graph ( def. )

Example Sentences

Two scenic films and two biograph comedies and the specialists’ singing completed the opening night.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2016

The result is a rare pictorial biograph that shuttles between serious analysis and pure nonsense.

From Time Magazine Archive

Because we have not been able to send speakers there, and the Plutocrats wrecked the train which was conveying the biograph pictures.

From The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin by Adams, Francis A.

The men running with the old-time engine, not realising how narrow the space was and unaware of the plunging horses behind, passed the biograph man on one side on the dead run.

From Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers by Doubleday, Russell

Sardou, as represented by the biograph, is no longer a man of letters; but he remains, scarcely less evidently than in the ordinary theatre, a skilful and effective playwright.

From The Theory of the Theatre by Hamilton, Clayton Meeker