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

Like many biographers, Hitchcock sees this physical ordeal as a turn of events that deepened Roosevelt’s character. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

And according to one royal biographer, their efforts appear to be paying off. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026

The lavish collection includes a foreword by royal journalist and biographer Tina Brown, who spent one-on-one time with the late princess during a lunch at the Four Seasons in New York just weeks before her death. — Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

The film draws on previously unheard recorded conversations between Pratt and his biographer, Dominique Petitfaux, whose book of interviews with the artist supplies the film’s title. — Jd Linville, Variety, 9 Sep. 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