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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The recipient is selected by a committee of five biographers and includes a $3,000 cash honorarium. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 The former prince's biographer opened up about his alleged behavior with women. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 May 2026 Historians and biographers don’t spend much time on the everyday. Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 Romano’s sturdy book may not stint on examples of Mary’s bad behavior—including a ferociously jealous verbal assault, near the end of the war, on the wife of a prominent Union general—but the biographer keeps tilting against those who slighted Mary in even the most superficial ways. Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 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 2 Jun. 2026.

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