librarian
noun
li·brar·i·an
lī-ˈbrer-ē-ən 
-ˈbre-rē-
: a specialist in the care or management of a library
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Louis Miller is a librarian at Osher says the Nuremburg Chronicle contains more than 1800 woodcut illustrations of cities.
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Jackie Northam, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
The groups’ letter concludes by asking for clarification for Tennessee librarians regarding how the order can be fulfilled while violating the Constitution.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
Veronica Martinez, news researcher and librarian for the Bay Area News Group, contributed to this story.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Who’s Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians, and executive search firms around the world.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
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Jackie Northam, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
The groups’ letter concludes by asking for clarification for Tennessee librarians regarding how the order can be fulfilled while violating the Constitution.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
Veronica Martinez, news researcher and librarian for the Bay Area News Group, contributed to this story.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Who’s Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians, and executive search firms around the world.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for librarian
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“Librarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/librarian. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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