biographer

noun

bi·​og·​ra·​pher bī-ˈä-grə-fər 

: a writer of a biography

Examples of biographer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the hero existed — as did Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, or at least musketeers with similar names — most of the actual stories are invented, either by the sensationalist biographer or Dumas himself. —Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026

As Truell takes a Zoom call, the image of Caro—legendary biographer of Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses, known for his exhaustive, decades-long research—looms over his shoulder, sweatered, bespectacled, writing intently. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026

Thus begins the whirlwind 500-plus-page biography of the late country singer by Jimmy McDonough, the longtime music biographer best known for his books on Neil Young and Tammy Wynette. —Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026

Historians, including biographer Miriam Pawel, have documented allegations that some encounters involved intimidation and violence. —Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biographer

• demographer
• ethnographer
• geographer
• hydrographer
• lithographer
• photographer
• topographer
• typographer
• bibliographer
• choreographer
• historiographer
• lexicographer