biographer of a famous person

noun phrase

1. a person who writes the life story of a well-known person, usually someone from politics, sport, or the arts, based on research and interviews

   B1

   countable

   • "He is the biographer of a famous football player."A2
   • "The biographer of a famous singer came to our school to talk about his book."B1
   • "As the biographer of a famous politician, she had access to private letters that no other writer had seen."C1

2. used more generally to describe the kind of writer someone is, especially when the fame of the subject defines their career

   B2

   neutral

   • "He has spent his career as a biographer of famous people rather than writing about ordinary lives."B2
   • "Critics say she has become the biographer of a famous person rather than a serious historian."C1