Autobiographers

/ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɒɡrəfərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of autobiographer; multiple people who write stories about their own lives.

Etymology

Simple English plural of autobiographer, adding -s to the singular form. Autobiographer itself is a 19th-century coinage combining autobiography with the agent suffix -er.

Kelly Says

Famous autobiographers like Maya Angelou and Malala Yousafzai shaped how we understand history—sometimes a person's own story matters more than any historian could tell it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
ARالعربية
كتابو سيرة
kutub sīrah
BNবাংলা
আত্মজীবনীকর্তারা
atma-jiboni-kar-ta-ra
CACatalà
autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
CSČeština
autobiografové
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fo-ve
DADansk
autobiografer
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fer
DEDeutsch
Autobiographen
ow-toh-bee-oh-graf-en
ELΕλληνικά
αυτοβιογράφοι
avtobiografos
ESEspañol
autobiografos
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fohs
FAفارسی
نویسندگان خودزندگی‌نامه
nevisandān khode-zendegi-naameh
FISuomi
autobiografit
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fit
FRFrançais
autobiographes
aw-toh-bee-oh-grafs
GUGU
autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
HAHA
autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
HEעברית
אוטוביוגרפים
oto-vyo-gra-fim
HIहिन्दी
स्वाटोबायोग्रफ़ीकार
swa-toh-bee-oh-grah-fee-kaar
HUMagyar
önéletírók
on-eh-let-ee-rohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
autobiografer
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fer
IGIG
autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
ITItaliano
autobiografi
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
JA日本語
自伝作家
jidensha-ka
KKKK
autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
KMKM
autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
KO한국어
자서전 작가
jasojeon jakga
MRMR
autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
MSBahasa Melayu
autobiografer
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fer
MYမြန်မာ
autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
NLNederlands
autobiografen
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fen
NONorsk
autobiografer
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fer
PAPA
autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
PLPolski
autobiografowie
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fo-vie
PTPortuguês
autobiografos
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fohs
RORomână
autobiografi
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
RUРусский
автобиографы
avtobiografy
SVSvenska
autobiografer
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fer
SWKiswahili
autobiografia
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee-ah
TAதமிழ்
சுயசரிதை எழுத்தாளர்கள்
sway-sa-ri-thai ezhutha-a-lar-gal
TEతెలుగు
ఆత్మకథ రచయితలు
aatma-katha rach-ayitha-lu
THไทย
ผู้เขียนอัตชีวประวัติ
phoo-khian-at-chee-wat
TLTL
autobiografer
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fer
TRTürkçe
otobiyografiler
oh-toh-bee-yo-gra-fi-ler
UKУкраїнська
автобіографи
avtobiyograf
URاردو
خودنوشت نگار
khud-no-shta ne-gar
VITiếng Việt
những người viết tự truyện
nhung nguoi viet tu truyen
YOYO
autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee
ZH中文
自传作家
zìzhuàn zuòjiā
ZUZU
autobiography
aw-toh-bee-oh-gra-fee

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Published autobiography historically centered male authors and public figures; women's life narratives were often dismissed as private diaries or confined to domestic spheres.

Inclusive Usage

Use 'autobiographers' for all genders; ensure representation of women autobiographers in literary and historical contexts.

Empowerment Note

Women autobiographers like Mary Wollstonecraft, Frederick Douglass's peer narratives, and contemporary authors challenged the male-dominated tradition of self-narration.

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