Definition

A person whose life story is written in a biography.

Example

The biographee shared many interesting stories about their childhood.

Conversation

Have you ever read a biography of a famous person?

Yeah, I recently finished one about a really inspiring biographee.

That's cool! Who was the biographee?

It was about a scientist who changed the world with her discoveries.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Biographee is formed from "bio-" (from Greek "bios", meaning life) and "graphy" (from Greek "grapho", meaning to write). The term refers to a person whose life is being written about, typically in a biography.

Memory Tip

Think of 'bio-' meaning life and 'graphy' meaning writing — a biographee is someone whose life story is being written.

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