biographer

noun

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

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Royal biographer Hugo Vickers agreed. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 Jan. 2026 Royal biographer Robert Jobson told Hello! Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Dec. 2025 From boyhood fan to biographer, this local writer discovered how Sacramento set the course for a Christmas classic. Steve Large, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025 Terese Svoboda is an American poet, novelist, memoirist, short story writer, librettist, translator, biographer, critic, and videomaker. Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025 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 7 Jan. 2026.

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