diarist

[ dahy-uh-rist ]

noun

1. a person who keeps a diary.

diarist

/ ˈdaɪərɪst /

noun

1. a person who keeps or writes a diary, esp one that is subsequently published

Other Words From

• dia·ristic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diarist¹

First recorded in 1810–20; diar(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

On The Tortured Poets Department, she blurs the lines between her personas - writing both as diarist and fantasist, sometimes within the same song.

From BBC

My other lucky break was that Stimson, the war secretary, was an avid diarist.

From New York Times

That would suggest that diarists writing in the knowledge - or perhaps hope - that their thoughts will be read by others can also benefit from the soothing effect it can have.

From BBC

Yet as her music grew slicker — and her closely scrutinized romantic life ever more celeb-studded — Swift’s most devoted fans continued to perceive her as the unflinching diarist they’d discovered as kids.

From Los Angeles Times

“Japonisme was in the process of revolutionizing the vision of the European peoples,” wrote the diarist Edmond de Goncourt.

From New York Times