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

Born in Milan on March 26, 1933, and raised in Venice, Giovanni Brass earned a law degree, worked as an archivist at the Cinémathèque Française in Paris and served as an assistant director to Roberto Rossellini and Alberto Cavalcanti. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

Amanda Matava, an archivist at Trinity College, grew up in Newington and now lives in Burlington. — Sarah Gordon, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Decades after Eliza sets out to save her children, archivist Gaynor Baymont, who is haunted by a tragic incident from her childhood, discovers a 200-year-old letter that might finally unlock the truth about her past. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

The archivist explained to me that this was a concert that David had commissioned in 1978, and the materials hadn’t been touched in nearly 40 years. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 Oct. 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