Memoirist
//ˈmɛmˌwɑːɹɪst// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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