biographer C2 Topic:Work & Careers US /baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ/ UK /baɪˈɒɡrəfə/ See IPA manual Freq #40399 Meanings 1 noun a person who writes an account of someone else's life, especially as a profession The biographer spent years studying the scientist's letters and notebooks. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who writes an... life writerbiographical writer Word family Related forms biographybiographicalautobiographerhagiographer Etymology Formed from biography + the agent suffix -er. Biography ultimately combines Greek bios ("life") with graphia ("writing, description"), so a biographer is literally a writer of a life. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # biographer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /baɪˈɒɡrəfə/ **Frequency rank:** 40399 ## Meanings 1. a person who writes an account of someone else's life, especially as a profession ## Examples - The biographer spent years studying the scientist's letters and notebooks. ## Synonyms - life writer - biographical writer ## Related Forms - biography - biographical - autobiographer - hagiographer ## Etymology Formed from biography + the agent suffix -er. Biography ultimately combines Greek bios ("life") with graphia ("writing, description"), so a biographer is literally a writer of a life. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown