diarist

noun

di·​a·​rist ˈdī-ə-rəst How to pronounce diarist (audio)
: one who keeps a diary

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But two New World School of the Arts graduates, who came across another teenage diarist from the same era, are hoping to get her voice heard. Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025 Our diarist was undergoing IVF treatment at the time of writing. R29 Team, Refinery29, 25 Aug. 2025 Built in 1874, the waterfront property was once owned by John Ritchie, an abolitionist and the diarist for the Massachusetts 54th Regiment in the Civil War. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025 The genre-defying musician makes retro earworms infused with the second guessings of a Gen Z diarist. Adali Schell, New York Times, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for diarist

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of diarist was circa 1818

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“Diarist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diarist. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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