hagiographer vs hagiographist

hagiographer and hagiographist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hagiographer	Yes	No	No	No
hagiographist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hagiographer and hagiographist are synonyms defined as:

hagiographer and hagiographist: the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography

Other synonyms of hagiographer include hagiologist.

hagiographer (noun)	hagiographist (noun)
the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography	the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography