biographer

noun

bi·​og·​ra·​pher bī-ˈä-grə-fər 

: a writer of a biography

Examples of biographer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To those who know his ideas, the notion of a Spinozist biographer will seem about as logical as a vegan butcher or a pacifist contract killer. — Kieran Setiya, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026

That includes Rolling Stone alumni and Parsons’ biographers Holly George-Warren and Ben Fong-Torres. — Mitch Myers, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2026

At the time, royal biographer Ingrid Seward suggested to The Sun that Meghan was to blame for Robinson’s departure. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2026

Sam Wasson, one of Hollywood’s preeminent historians and biographers, has published searching books on the lives and works of Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Mazursky, Blake Edwards and Roman Polanski. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biographer

• bibliographer
• choreographer
• lexicographer
• oceanographer
• radiographer
• cinematographer
• historiographer
• demographer
• ethnographer
• geographer
• hydrographer
• lithographer