biographer

noun

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

Examples of biographer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ideas By Kai Bird April 11, 2024 4:43 PM EDT Bird is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Kai Bird, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024 Silver Snarling Trumpet features a foreword by John Mayer, an introduction by Dead biographer Dennis McNally, and an afterword by Brigid Meier, a longtime friend of Garcia and the band. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024 What, exactly, was going on inside his brilliant mind is a matter for his friends, family, and biographers. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024 Eventually, Rybak figured the best way forward was to reconstruct Morrisseau’s nomadic life, like a biographer, interviewing anyone the painter had encountered. Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024 As King Charles, 75, invites the public into new nooks for the first time this summer, The Times cited royal biographer Robert Hardman’s prediction that the King would open up Balmoral during his reign. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024 Previous biographers largely painted Wong as a tragic figure, according to Salisbury, overemphasizing rumors about her sexuality, her struggles with alcoholism and her decision to never marry. Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 Hugo Vickers, the authorized biographer of Beaton, recalled that one client objected to the extent of alterations on her portrait: Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, widely known as the Queen Mother. Karla Adam, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024 But the biographer explained that this story really isn’t true. Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2024

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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 20 Apr. 2024.

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