memoirist

American  

[mem-wahr-ist, -wawr-] / ˈmɛm wɑr ɪst, -wɔr- /

noun

1. a person who writes memoirs.

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Etymology

Origin of memoirist

First recorded in 1760–70; memoir + -ist

Example Sentences

For a memoirist, Mr. Lemann remains ambivalent about self-revelation, eliding his professional accomplishments and any emotional upheavals along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal

I reached out to best-selling memoirist and novelist Dani Shapiro to ask if she had her own experience with the book.

From Los Angeles Times

I remember wondering whether the literary memoirist I so enjoyed could present a big-picture argument with all the necessary historical asides while carrying forward a heavy, double-barreled thesis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cowley was a poet, critic, memoirist, translator and editor.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the end, the memoirist wrestles with both his great-grandfather’s complicity and his family’s continuing ties to Germany.

From Los Angeles Times