biographer
biographer — noun
1. a writer who researches and describes the life of a real person, usually in a bo
a writer who researches and describes the life of a real person, usually in a book
After months of interviews, the biographer began the actor's early chapters.
typical task: interview sources first
The queen's biographer found school photos in a locked desk drawer.
By July, Emma had become the scientist's official biographer.
A careful biographer checks dates before printing a family's private letters.
On the radio, the biographer described how the painter grew up poor.
- author
very broad; it can mean any kind of book writer
- chronicler
more literary and often used for someone recording events over time
- historian
broader and often more academic; it is not limited to one person's life
- life writer
an academic term covering biography, memoir, and other writing about lives
文法句型
biographer of + person
authorized biographer
official biographer
用法筆記
Often used with of or a possessive to name the person being written about: a biographer of Lincoln, Lincoln's biographer. Common modifiers include authorized, official, and leading.