well-known autobiographer

/ˌwel ˈnəʊn ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɒɡrəfə(r)/

noun phrase

  1. a writer of autobiographies who is famous or widely known

    C1

    countable; plural: well-known autobiographers

    • "She is a well-known autobiographer."B1
    • "The well-known autobiographer described how his childhood shaped his later work."B2
    • "As a well-known autobiographer, he is often invited to speak about his own life."C1

Common mistakes

  • She is a well-known biographer; she wrote the story of her own life.→She is a well-known autobiographer; she wrote the story of her own life.

    An autobiographer writes about their own life; a biographer writes about someone else's life.

Word family

autobiographyautobiographicalautobiographicallyautobiographer