biographer

noun

bi·​og·​ra·​pher bī-ˈä-grə-fər How to pronounce biographer (audio)
: a writer of a biography

Examples of biographer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wilson admitted as much to Fortas’ biographer years later. Michael Bobelian, TIME, 26 June 2024 Digital Overload How can contemporary biographers contend with the explosion of materials at their disposal? JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 Their father was great friends with, for example, John Richardson, the Picasso biographer. Marc Malkin, Variety, 15 June 2024 The current monarch, 75, and Britain’s longest-serving monarch — who died in September 2022 at the age of 96 — agreed that the polarizing couple had to either remain fully in the royal fold or jump ship, rather than participating in select public duties, as biographer Robert Hardman told People. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for biographer 

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Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biographer was in 1702

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“Biographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biographer. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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