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memoirist

[ mem-wahr-ist, -wawr- ]

noun

  1. a person who writes memoirs.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of memoirist1

First recorded in 1760–70; memoir + -ist

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Example Sentences

Erica Jong is a poet, novelist, and memoirist, and author of the groundbreaking novel Fear of Flying, among others.

Sadger the memoirist is a man with a great problem that cannot be solved.

Gillies is a born-memoirist, both candid and hilarious, and her heartbreak and struggle for love is our gain.

Another memoirist—a baseball player—came under scrutiny this week.

The memoirist omits to say that this person was Neville Déclouet.

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