biographer

noun

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

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Beatty’s biographer, Peter Biskind, also famously estimated that the number of women Beatty had slept with could be as high as 12,275. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026 Beatty’s biographer, Peter Biskind, also famously estimated that the number of women Beatty had slept with could be as high as 12,275. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 2026 Royal biographer Caroline Hallemann explained how the women’s first meeting in 1961 went down. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 June 2026 The biographer, who co-wrote Finding the Champion Within with Caitlyn Jenner for Simon & Schuster, died on June 6 at 78, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 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 25 Jun. 2026.

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