biographer

noun

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

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Marshall is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer who specializes in trailblazing American women, including 19th-century journalist Margaret Fuller and midcentury poet Elizabeth Bishop. April Austin, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2025 The Party was targeting a biographer, an investigative reporter, a political commentator, and a legal correspondent. Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025 Thanks to later biographers, Alger’s life story has become clearer. Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025 Royal biographer Ingrid Seward tells PEOPLE that Andrew would have discussed the decision with his daughters, who are protective and loyal to him. Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Dec. 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 19 Feb. 2025.

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