memorialist

noun

me·​mo·​ri·​al·​ist mə-ˈmȯr-ē-ə-list How to pronounce memorialist (audio)
1
: a person who writes or signs a memorial
2
: a person who writes a memoir

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Alan White and famed rock member memorialist Cynthia Plaster Caster. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of memorialist was in 1706

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“Memorialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorialist. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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