Memoirist

//ˈmɛmˌwɑːɹɪst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who writes a memoir.

    "A former construction worker married to the best-selling memoirist Sarah Smarsh, Mr. Spackman said he felt that he did not have anyone to talk to about books, and that a book club might be a good way to bond with other men."

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"A former construction worker married to the best-selling memoirist Sarah Smarsh, Mr. Spackman said he felt that he did not have anyone to talk to about books, and that a book club might be a good way to bond with other men."

Etymology

From memoir + -ist. Piecewise doublet of memorist.

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