diarist

/ˈdaɪərəst/
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Other forms: diarists

Definitions of diarist
  1. noun
    someone who keeps a diary or journal
    synonyms: diary keeper, journalist
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    examples:
    Samuel Pepys
    English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703)
    type of:
    writer
    a person who is able to write and has written something
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