archivist

noun

ar·​chi·​vist ˈär-kə-vist How to pronounce archivist (audio)
-ˌkī-
Synonyms of archivistnext
: a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive

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Marta González de la Rubia, an archivist at Loewe who gave me a tour of the facility, told me that in the company’s early decades the retention of samples had been haphazard, and that this was especially true with the company’s packaging. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025 In the near future, digital archivist Sara Hussein is returning home to Los Angeles after a work trip when she’s pulled aside by agents from an organization called the Risk Assessment Administration. — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025 Granola was a unique ingredient in the initial American Beauty imperial pale ale, says David Lemieux, the Grateful Dead's archivist and legacy manager. — Gary Stoller, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Our protagonist, museum archivist Sara Hussein, is stopped by government agents from the Risk Assessment Administration. — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for archivist

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1753, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of archivist was in 1753

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archivist

noun
ar·​chi·​vist ˈär-kə-vəst How to pronounce archivist (audio)
-ˌkī-
: a person in charge of archives

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