memoirist

[ mem-wahr-ist, -wawr- ]

noun

Origin of memoirist

First recorded in 1760–70; memoir + -ist

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Poet, memoirist and political activist Maya Angelou’s debut memoir.
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Erica Jong is a poet, novelist, and memoirist, and author of the groundbreaking novel Fear of Flying, among others.
Mother’s Day 2013: Gloria Steinem, Erica Jong & Writers Thank Their Moms | Gloria Steinem, Erica Jong, Fay Weldon, Dalma Heyn, Joyce Maynard | May 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sadger the memoirist is a man with a great problem that cannot be solved.
The Real Freud Revealed | John Kerr | November 25, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Gillies is a born-memoirist, both candid and hilarious, and her heartbreak and struggle for love is our gain.
Last-Chance Summer Reads | Carolyn Sun | August 7, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Another memoirist—a baseball player—came under scrutiny this week.
Who's Afraid of Fake Memoirists? | Ben Crair | March 6, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

The memoirist omits to say that this person was Neville Déclouet.
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