biographer

noun

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

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Night Flyer, the latest book by Harvard University historian Tiya Miles, seeks to correct this imbalance, building on the work of biographers like Kate Clifford Larson and Catherine Clinton to present a clear-eyed portrait of the abolitionist and activist. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024 Below, the veteran U.S. biographer recommends five novels and a memoir that he's read this year for pleasure and professional inspiration. The Week Us, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024 Kopp’s biographer, Marc Wildemeersch, in his 2013 book, George Orwell’s Commander in Spain: The Enigma of Georges Kopp, reports that Kopp’s oldest son, Michel, visited George in the summer of 1947. Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024 Fox claimed to Sinatra biographer Kitty Kelly that the singer stormed out of the room when things came to blows. Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for biographer 

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 22 Dec. 2024.

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