Biographer
/baɪˈɒɡrəfər/
nounIntermediate📊CommonProfession
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Definitions
1
A person who writes biographies, accounts of the lives of other people.
/baɪˈɒɡrəfər/
nounneutralIntermediate
Profession
A person who writes biographies.
She is a renowned biographer of famous historical figures.
💡 Simply: Someone who writes about the lives of others.
More Examples
2
He hired a biographer to help write his memoirs.
How It's Used
Literary Studies
"Many biographers have attempted to capture the complexities of Shakespeare's life."
Historical Research
"The biographer spent years researching primary sources for his book on Queen Elizabeth I."
From Middle French *biographe*, from Ancient Greek *bios* (life) + *graphein* (to write). The word evolved through various forms in French and English to reach its current form.
The term 'biographer' gained prominence with the rise of biographical writing in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Memory tip
Think 'bio' (life) + 'grapher' (writer)
Base: biography
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Common misspellings
biograferbiographarbiograhper
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