biographer

/baɪˈɑːɡrəfər/

Syllables bi·og·ra·pher

Stress bi-OG-ra-pher

Phonics Breakdown

bio

/baɪɑː/

long i (i-e)

graph

/ɡrɑːf/

ph sound

er

/ər/

schwa

Meaning

a person who writes the life story of another person

Sound Reference

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bi=/baɪ/(bicycle) + graph=/ɡrɑːf/(photograph) + er=/ər/(teacher)

Example

The biographer spent years researching the writer’s life.