biographer

[bahy-og-ruh-fer, bee-]

noun

1. a writer of someone's biography.

Word History and Origins

Origin of biographer¹

First recorded in 1705–15; biograph(y) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Reporters, biographers and avid fans all want his opinion.

From Los Angeles Times

Digital correspondence is deleted into the ether, sneaky evasions that are beyond the biographer’s grasp.

From Los Angeles Times

Award-winning biographer Wilson approaches the life of Scottish writer Muriel Spark as a series of puzzles and conundrums to be teased out.

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“My husband never wanted Marvin,” the singer’s mother, Alberta, told a biographer.

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“The villagers would tell one of his sons to take him to the UK because he would keep visiting the cremation ground and sit there for hours,” his biographer, Khushwant Singh, told NDTV.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• author 
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