memoirist

English

Etymology

From memoir +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

Noun

memoirist (plural memoirists)

  1. A person who writes a memoir.
    • 2025 June 25, Joseph Bernstein, “Why Did the Novel-Reading Man Disappear?”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 June 2025:
      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.