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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Mutch was likely made aware of Chandler’s mocking verses, as some of Chandler’s biographers suggest. Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 Her biographer, Mark Oppenheimer, is a middle-aged father of five. Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Of the Princess of Wales and the monarchy, royal biographer Robert Jobson told Hello! Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026 What is the most difficult thing about being a biographer? Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 7 Mar. 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 16 Mar. 2026.

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