diarist

American

[dahy-uh-rist] / ˈdaɪ ə rɪst /

noun

a person who keeps a diary.

diarist British

/ ˈdaɪərɪst /

noun

a person who keeps or writes a diary, esp one that is subsequently published

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Other Word Forms

diaristic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of diarist

First recorded in 1810–20; diar(y) + -ist

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diarist

Ms. Hoyer, a German-British historian and journalist, chooses as her protagonist not Hitler, a frequent Weimar visitor, but Carl Weirich, a hardworking bookbinder, stationer and diarist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But not for nothing has she been called "pop's greatest diarist" and "the maestro of memory".

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

Everyone’s favorite analog diarist is smack dab in the middle of a universe ruled by tech.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025

My other lucky break was that Stimson, the war secretary, was an avid diarist.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

Just about everyone recognized the story from the diary, and by April, my days as Gul Makai, the secret diarist, would be over.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

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