MEMOIRIST Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

memoirist

noun

Definition of memoirist

as in autobiographer

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Recent Examples of memoirist But on February 27, fans saw a new side of the memoirist and actor. — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 28 Feb. 2026 For decades, Iranian novelist and memoirist Shahrnush Parsipur wrote under the threat of her country’s oppressive laws. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Just as much an investigator as a memoirist, Nevils attempts to tunnel through the lurid details and the #MeToo boilerplate and unearth something much knottier. — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026 Gray, one of our last great American traditionalists, has also become a particularly resourceful memoirist, though what’s onscreen never feels like a retread. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026 George McNally, the son of restaurateur and memoirist Keith McNally, is opening his first restaurant, reported Emily Sundberg on her Substack Feed Me. — Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025 One of Browne’s colleagues was poet and memoirist Patricia Hampl, Regents Professor Emerita of English at the University of Minnesota. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2026 The galleries were connected through a series of routes led by curators and notable arts figures, including Lauren Cuthbertson, a principal dancer with London’s Royal Ballet, and memoirist Alice Hattrick. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026 Quintessential Millennial Brooklyn jeweler Catbird recently announced a collab with indie popper Japanese Breakfast, aka bestselling memoirist Michelle Zauner. — Lit Hub Approved, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for memoirist

Noun

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

Noun

The Denver horror novelist was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and endured a lumpectomy, four rounds of chemotherapy and a double mastectomy.

— Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 30 June 2026
The 2025 Laureate in Literature, the Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, made no mention of humanity’s future.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

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Noun

Antonia Fraser, the biographer and historian, will be present, as will Tina Brown, the former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and one of the most influential voices in transatlantic media.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 June 2026
According to biographer Robert Jobson, a suspicious Prince William was anxious that Meghan would wear his mother’s jewels during the wedding.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026

Definition of biographer

Noun

Both films came from digital-native storytellers in their 20s who arrived with sizable online followings already attached.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Committed to amplifying both emerging and established voices, JuVee Productions aims to serve as a creative hub for the next generation of storytellers, fostering bold, dynamic narratives that reflect the full spectrum of humanity.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 July 2026

Definition of storyteller

Noun

But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.

— Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.

— Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2020

Definition of hagiographer

Noun

James Baldwin, a poet, activist and essayist, is one of the most influential figures in American history.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 16 June 2026
There also lies the influence of Chilean essayist Pedro Lemebel, braided into Delgado Lopera’s narrative of a father, Ignacio; his 12-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Valentina; and his trans mother, Mamadora Eléctrica, inspired by the author’s own trans mother, Adela Vázquez.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

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