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biographer

noun

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

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Others, like Greer and biographer James Shapiro, are certain Shakespeare wasn’t home when Hamnet died, perhaps even for the funeral too. Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025 Well, royal biographer Andrew Lownie told NewsNation that William will change things. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Nov. 2025 Chard and Fordwich’s comments came shortly after royal biographer Robert Jobson appeared on Hello! Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025 In The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym (2021), biographer Paula Byrne observes that Pym used her status as a novelist to hold Skipper’s attention, sending him short fiction scenes that showed him to be her muse. Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for biographer

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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 2 Dec. 2025.

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