1. a person who writes the biography of a saint or saints
Usage: often used in religious or historical contexts
2. a person who writes in an excessively reverent or uncritical manner about someone or something
Usage: figurative use; often critical in tone

Examples

• The medieval hagiographer documented the miracles attributed to Saint Catherine.
• Early Christian hagiographers preserved accounts of the lives of martyrs.
• Critics dismissed him as a hagiographer rather than a serious historian.
• The author's hagiographer approach to the political figure drew accusations of bias.
• Hagiographers of the Renaissance often embellished the deeds of their subjects.
• She worked as a hagiographer, specializing in the lives of Irish saints.