biographer

noun

Definition of biographernext
as in autobiographer

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Recent Examples of biographer Over the years, biographers and art historians have circled the same questions. — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 In addition to Burns at Columbia, Rand and her group were instrumental in helping hone Greenspan's capitalist, free-market economic philosophy, according to Martin, Greenspan's biographer. — Patricio Chile, ABC News, 22 June 2026 Louis perceived Lestat’s songs, as well as the stealing of his physician and hiring of his biographer, as a cry for help from Lestat. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026 Beatty’s biographer, Peter Biskind, also famously estimated that the number of women Beatty had slept with could be as high as 12,275. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for biographer
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  1. autobiographer
  2. historian
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  • This was true for autobiographers and for belletristic authors.
    — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Still, for Beyoncé the filmmaker and autobiographer, one narrative-building feat seems to remain out of reach.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2023
Definition of autobiographer
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  • Avis DeVoto, in Cambridge, MA, answered mail for her husband, the historian and novelist Bernard DeVoto.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Yale Law Professor Akhil Amar, a constitutional historian, argued that the history of birthright citizenship is clear and not subject to revisionist thinking.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of historian

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