diarist

[ dahy-uh-rist ]

noun

1. a person who keeps a diary.

diarist

/ ˈdaɪərɪst /

noun

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

Other Words From

• dia·ristic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diarist¹

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

Example Sentences

“Bob has proposed,” Jerry Hall tells diarist Sebastian Shakespeare.

From The Daily Beast

According to Daily Mail diarist Richard Kay,  "his abrupt departure has caused something of a stir."

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He is now a denouncer of the logging industry and a clearsighted diarist.

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"I remember the conversation very well," he tells diarist Hugh Muir.

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Malala is the same age as another writer, a diarist, who inspired many around the world.

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Apart from his suburban trip to Putney, we find the diarist chronicling journeys to and from Portsmouth.

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The diarist Evelyn remarked all this in a more appreciative manner than any writer before or since.

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Again, the sins of the religious diarist are of a very formal pattern, and are told with an elaborate whine.

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The anonymous diarist was not a partisan of the Queen, but his work is more impartial than any other of the period.

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The royal diarist says that the victims fell into a delirium and died in that state.

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