biographer

noun

Definition of biographernext
as in autobiographer

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Recent Examples of biographer The film draws on previously unheard recorded conversations between Pratt and his biographer, Dominique Petitfaux, whose book of interviews with the artist supplies the film’s title. — Jd Linville, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 Flynn biographer Jeffrey Meyers endorses the view that power politics and corruption fueled the case. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 By the end of his life, Irving had established himself as a respected biographer and a sometime international diplomat. — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Born in Oakland County's Pontiac, Michigan, Dave Marsh was an award-winning rock music critic and Bruce Springsteen biographer. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biographer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biographer
  1. autobiographer
  2. historian
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  • Only the boy’s early obsession with the keyboard—initially discouraged by his parents—pointed to his destiny as a globe-trotting concert pianist, a composer in the major classical genres, and a fluent essayist and autobiographer to boot.
    — Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This was true for autobiographers and for belletristic authors.
    — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of autobiographer
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  • The exhibition also introduces audiences to the French artisans and consultants, from cabinetmakers to food historians, that brought Coppola’s decadent vision to life.
    — Stephanie Sporn, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For Salvadoran-American food historian Karla Tatiana Vasquez, what started as a quest to document the recipes of her past transformed into the preservation of history from the spoken accounts of grandmothers, mothers and friends.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of historian

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“Biographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biographer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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