biographer
/baɪˈɒɡrəfə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बाइऑग्रफ़र
जीवनी-लेखक
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a person who writes the story of somebody else's life
जीवनी-लेखक
- Gandhi's biographers have described his early years in South Africa in detail.
- She became the official biographer of the late singer.
- The biographer spent five years collecting letters and diaries.
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- A famous biographer interviewed the scientist's family for the book.
- Every biographer must check facts carefully before writing.
Synonyms chronicler historian
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a biographer / biographers (countable)
A biographer writes the life story of another person; it is a countable noun for the writer, not for the subject.
Biographer किसी अन्य व्यक्ति की जीवन-कथा लिखता है; यह लेखक के लिए countable noun है, उस व्यक्ति के लिए नहीं जिसकी कथा लिखी गई।
- The biographer interviewed the singer's family.
- Several biographers have written about Nehru.
biographer of + subject
Use of for the person whose life is written about: the biographer of Gandhi.
जिसकी जीवनी लिखी जाए उसके लिए 'of' आता है: the biographer of Gandhi।
- She is the official biographer of the cricketer.
sb's biographer / authorised biographer
Use the possessive for the link between writer and subject; an authorised biographer has the family's permission.
लेखक और विषय के संबंध के लिए possessive आता है; authorised biographer को परिवार की अनुमति प्राप्त होती है।
- He was the poet's biographer for twenty years.
biographer vs autobiographer
A biographer writes about someone else; a person who writes about his or her own life writes an autobiography.
Biographer किसी और के बारे में लिखता है; जो अपने जीवन के बारे में लिखता है वह autobiography लिखता है।
- The biographer wrote the life of Tagore, but Gandhi wrote his own autobiography.
biographer vs historian vs memoirist
A biographer writes about one person's life; a historian writes about events and periods; a memoirist writes about his or her own memories.
Biographer एक व्यक्ति के जीवन के बारे में लिखता है; historian घटनाओं और कालखंडों के बारे में; और memoirist अपनी स्मृतियों के बारे में।
- The historian wrote on the freedom movement, and a biographer wrote on Bhagat Singh.
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adjective + biographer
officialauthorisedleadingmodernfirst
- The authorised biographer had access to private letters.
verb + biographer
hireassistinterviewchoosebecome
- The family chose a young historian as the biographer.
biographer + noun
researchnotesaccountarchive
- The biographer's notes filled five notebooks.
biographer + of
biographer of Gandhibiographer of Ambedkarbiographer of Tagorebiographer of Tendulkar
- He is the best-known biographer of Ambedkar.
biographer + research
archiveslettersinterviewsdiaries
- The biographer found new facts in old diaries.
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- The biographer spent ten years researching the scientist's life.
जीवनी-लेखक ने वैज्ञानिक के जीवन पर शोध करने में दस वर्ष बिताए।
- A good biographer checks every fact before writing it down.
एक अच्छा जीवनी-लेखक हर तथ्य को लिखने से पहले जाँच लेता है।
- Radhika read an interview with the biographer of Dr Kalam.
राधिका ने डॉ. कलाम के जीवनी-लेखक का साक्षात्कार पढ़ा।
- The biographer visited the village where the poet was born.
जीवनी-लेखक उस गाँव गया जहाँ कवि का जन्म हुआ था।
- The biographer's book became a bestseller.
जीवनी-लेखक की पुस्तक bestseller बन गई।
- The biographer was criticised for ignoring the poet's later years.
जीवनी-लेखक की आलोचना की गई कि उसने कवि के बाद के वर्षों की अनदेखी की।
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The story of a person's life written by somebody else is a biography, and one written by the person himself or herself is an autobiography.
किसी व्यक्ति के जीवन की कहानी जब कोई और लिखे तो biography (जीवनी) कहलाती है, और जब वह व्यक्ति स्वयं लिखे तो autobiography (आत्मकथा) कहलाती है।