biógrafo
biographer
noun bee-OH-grah-foh Rare
Origin: From Greek bios (life) + graphein (to write), via Latin.
Usage Note
Biógrafo refers to the person who writes a biography, not the book itself — the book is biografía. The feminine form is biógrafa. In Chile and Argentina, biógrafo also colloquially meant 'cinema' in older usage, though this is now archaic.
Examples
"La biógrafa entrevistó a la familia del poeta."
Natural Translation
The biographer interviewed the poet's family.
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