memoirist

English

Etymology

From memoir +‎ -ist. Piecewise doublet of memorist.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛmˌwɑːɹɪst/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛmˌwɑɹɪst/

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 14 January 2026:

     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.