archivist

as in secretary
a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive consulted with the archivist in conducting her research

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Recent Examples of archivist However, Biden is not going to direct the archivist to add it to the Constitution. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025 In the latest episode, a subscriber exclusive, Sauceda talks with singer and Tejano music archivist Veronique Medrano about her music and learning to speak while watching Johnny Canales. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Katie Hafner: Marcy is on a Zoom call with Julie James, the archivist for AstraZeneca. Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024 Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who has spearheaded Senate efforts to advance the ERA, has criticized the archivist's analysis as flawed. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for archivist 
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    Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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