Meanings
nounautobiographer (plural autobiographers)
plural autobiographers
- One who writes his or her own life or biography.
Synonyms: autobiographist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who writes his or her own life or biography.
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Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Englishbiographer
- Englishautobiographer
From auto- + biographer.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan autobiògraf
- autobiògrafone who writes his or her own biography
German Autobiograf
- Autobiografone who writes his or her own biography
Irish dírbheathaisnéisí
- dírbheathaisnéisíone who writes his or her own biography
Polish autobiograf, autobiografka
- autobiografone who writes his or her own biography
- autobiografkaone who writes his or her own biography
Romanian autobiograf
- autobiografone who writes his or her own biography
Spanish autobiógrafo
- autobiógrafoone who writes his or her own biography
Cite this entry
APA
autobiographer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autobiographer
MLA
“autobiographer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autobiographer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autobiographer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autobiographer.
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