archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vist 
-ˌkī-
: a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also the current acting national security adviser, and in February of this year stepped down as acting archivist of the United States.
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Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 2 June 2026
Ellen Kramer is a lonely film archivist restoring a snuff film that was thought to be destroyed in a fire after WWII.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
That's according to Stacey Peeples, the hospital's curator and archivist.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Hollywood archivists will appreciate all the new interview footage with an octogenarian Dern, and the endless compilations of film clips provide a foundation for anyone looking into Dern’s filmography for the first time.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
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Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 2 June 2026
Ellen Kramer is a lonely film archivist restoring a snuff film that was thought to be destroyed in a fire after WWII.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
That's according to Stacey Peeples, the hospital's curator and archivist.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Hollywood archivists will appreciate all the new interview footage with an octogenarian Dern, and the endless compilations of film clips provide a foundation for anyone looking into Dern’s filmography for the first time.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archivist. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vəst
-ˌkī-
: a person in charge of archives
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