autobiographer


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au·to·bi·og·ra·phy

(ô′tō-bī-ŏg′rə-fē)
n. pl. au·to·bi·og·ra·phies
The biography of a person written by that person.
au′to·bi·og′ra·pher n.
au′to·bi′o·graph′ic (-bī′ə-grăf′ĭk), au′to·bi′o·graph′i·cal adj.
au′to·bi′o·graph′i·cal·ly adv.
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Noun 1. [画像:autobiographer - someone who writes their own biography]autobiographer - someone who writes their own biography
biographer - someone who writes an account of a person's life
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autobiographer

n → Autobiograf(in) m(f)
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