memorialist
- noun
- /məˈmɔːriəlɪst/
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memorialista
- In his role as a memorialist, he captured the essence of his childhood experiences in a captivating book.
Examples
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At the opposite end of the spectrum stands the detached, distanced memorialist.
Academic text (2009) -
The famous author became a well-known memorialist after sharing his vivid memories of the war.
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As a seasoned memorialist, she dedicated her life to documenting the stories of her ancestors.
Synonyms
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A person who writes down events in the order they happen
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A person who writes a diary regularly to record daily thoughts and events
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A person who writes their daily thoughts and experiences in a diary
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A person who writes about their own life
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A person who collects, organizes and preserves important papers and files
A person who writes about their own life
A person who writes in a diary regularly to record thoughts and events
A person who writes history about past events, often in ancient times
A person who writes or organizes information for others to use
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Etymology
Memorialist comes from memorial, from a Latin word meaning 'memory', the same root as memory and memo. So a memorialist in this sense is a person who writes down personal memories, like someone who records a life story to help others 'remember' events.