archivist

noun

ar·​chi·​vist ˈär-kə-vist 

-ˌkī-

: a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive

Examples of archivist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Before archivists can preserve a record, the record must survive long enough to make it into their hands. — Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026

Decades later an archivist researches both, to lovely effect. — Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

As archivist Maddie DeLaere has noted, the mag’s purview was capacious. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026

This collection, however, includes much more than church records, thanks to the first Diocese of Orange archivist, Friar Bill Krekelberg. — Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

archivist

noun

ar·​chi·​vist ˈär-kə-vəst 

-ˌkī-

: a person in charge of archives