memoirist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of memoirist
Example Sentences
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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 • Dec. 26, 2025
Cowley was a poet, critic, memoirist, translator and editor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
“I’ve been in good recovery for 18 years and I’ve had a different outcome than my mother,” the “All That Is Bitter and Sweet” memoirist said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024
Its unwieldiness is an apt metaphor for memoirist Barbra Streisand, who has tried to control everything since she became a star at 19.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023
The literary style of this piece of writing shows Lord Shelburne to have had in him the making of a successful memoirist.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 by Various
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