diarist
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“A diary is an assassin’s cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen,” wrote William Soutar, a Scottish poet and diarist, in 1934.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
"Previously it would have been a publicist whispering to a diarist of a national newspaper. The issue with digital media is it's anonymous and untraceable."
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025
Everyone’s favorite analog diarist is smack dab in the middle of a universe ruled by tech.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025
The youngest diarist, 10-year-old Yehor Kravtsov, also lived in besieged Mariupol.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023
Just about everyone recognized the story from the diary, and by April, my days as Gul Makai, the secret diarist, would be over.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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