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

Over the years, biographers and art historians have circled the same questions. — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Louis perceived Lestat’s songs, as well as the stealing of his physician and hiring of his biographer, as a cry for help from Lestat. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026

Royal biographer Caroline Hallemann explained how the women’s first meeting in 1961 went down. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 June 2026

According to biographer Robert Jobson, a suspicious Prince William was anxious that Meghan would wear his mother’s jewels during the wedding. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biographer

• bibliographer
• choreographer
• lexicographer
• oceanographer
• radiographer
• cinematographer
• historiographer
• demographer
• ethnographer
• geographer
• hydrographer
• lithographer