Synonyms for

Biographer

Verb / baɪˈɑ:grʌfɜ: / Another word for biographer — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

A biographer is a person who writes about someone else's life.

Synonyms & similar words

historian chronicler author writer scribe journalist reporter documentarian memoirist autobiographer

Example sentences

  1. The biographer spent years researching and writing the book about the famous politician.
  2. My favorite biographer is Maya Angelou.
  3. I want to become a biographer when I grow up.
  4. The biographer's book about the famous inventor was a bestseller.
  5. The biographer interviewed many people to write the book about the famous actress.

Quotes

  • A great biographer tells us what we already know but in a new way.
  • The biographer at his best can be a historian, philosopher, and poet all in one.
  • Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.

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