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biographer

[bahy-og-ruh-fer, bee-] / baɪˈɒg rə fər, bi- /
NOUN
author
Synonyms
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columnist composer creator journalist poet producer reporter writer
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essayist ghost ghostwriter originator playwright scribbler scribe wordsmith
WEAK
ink slinger prose writer scripter word slinger work-for-hire
NOUN
interpreter
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artist commentator editor exponent linguist philosopher scholar writer
STRONG
analyst annotator critic decoder delegate exegete expositor guide professor reviewer speaker spokesperson
WEAK
explicator glossographer paraphraser
NOUN
storyteller
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chronicler narrator poet raconteur
STRONG
bard fabulist minstrel
WEAK
fabler relator
NOUN
writer
Synonyms
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author columnist correspondent critic dramatist editor essayist journalist novelist poet reporter screenwriter
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contributor freelancer ghostwriter scribbler scribe stenographer stringer wordsmith
WEAK
newspaper person person of letters scripter
Antonyms
WEAK
reader

Example Sentences

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In the words of biographer David Reynolds, Brown’s execution helped “spark” the Civil War.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Mr. McDonough is a prolific biographer of musicians whose subjects include Neil Young, Tammy Wynette, Al Green and others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Not a bad legacy, considering George Downing is summarized by his biographer thus: “Liar, blackmailer, seducer and thief, this double-dealing shapeshifter would betray both friends and principles without a moment’s misgiving.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Jonathan Dimbleby, the King's biographer and friend, drew a line on Thursday on the BBC's World at One between the Royal family and the monarchy.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

According to his biographer, John Maynard Keynes, He was rather a Judaic Monotheist of the school of Maimonides.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan