Definition of "memoirist" [mem•oir•ist]

• A person who writes a memoir. (noun)

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• "You know, I've always bridled at the term memoirist because Ive wanted to be known for the quality of my writing as opposed to the particulars of my biography."
• "As Walters brilliantly implied, a memoirist is a raconteur trying to strike up an acquaintance."
• "Based on your reading of The 19th Wife, what kind of memoirist do you think the real Ann Eliza Young was?"