biographers

noun

plural of biographer
as in autobiographers

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  1. historians
  2. chroniclers
Noun
  • The view from Tehran The enemy has a vote, as military historians like to say, and Iran appears confident of its ability to inflict damage.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Many historians believe American soldiers encountered french fries in Belgium during World War I, where French was widely spoken, helping popularize the name.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of historians
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  • Colonial chroniclers recorded epidemics, but their descriptions cannot always identify the responsible pathogen or follow its spread through Indigenous communities.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
  • Abu Sitta has become one of the most prolific chroniclers of the ongoing Palestinian Nakba and one of the most forceful advocates for Palestinian return.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of chroniclers
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