biographer

noun

bi·​og·​ra·​pher bī-ˈä-grə-fər How to pronounce biographer (audio)
: a writer of a biography

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With the world's richest man now joining President Trump at the White House, Elon Musk's biographer explains what drives the tech titan. ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025 Why Biden abandoned human rights as a tenet of U.S. foreign policy will be a question for historians and biographers. Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025 Eizenstat, Carter's longtime confidant, was also the former president's biographer. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 The path back to more and more royal duty won’t be straightforward, royal biographer Robert Hardman told PEOPLE. Erin Hill, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for biographer 

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biographer was in 1702

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“Biographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biographer. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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