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biographer
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Biographer
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bi·og·ra·pher
/
baɪˈɒg
rə
fər, bi-
/
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[
bahy-
og
-r
uh
-fer, bee-
]
Show IPA
noun
a writer of someone's
biography
.
Origin:
1705–15;
biograph(y)
+
-er
1
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biography
(baɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-phies
1.
an account of a person's life by another
2.
such accounts collectively
bi'ographer
—
n
biographical
—
adj
bio'graphic
—
adj
bio'graphically
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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biographer
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biographer
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biographer
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biographer
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Her family was at her bedside when she died, according to her
biographer
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