librarian

noun

li·​brar·​i·​an lī-ˈbrer-ē-ən How to pronounce librarian (audio)
-ˈbre-rē-
: a specialist in the care or management of a library
librarianship noun

Examples of librarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That declaration, akin to the postman’s creed, is something any librarian would say. Diana Goetsch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024 The skin has been placed into temporary storage while librarians research the deceased woman whose skin was used for the binding. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024 In the episode, Ava (Janelle James) notices the librarian has recovered the school's copy of Slaughter-House Five. Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024 Hayden, the librarian of Congress, asked him to play just one more. Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024 Despite the heat, Contreras, the Oasis resident and retired librarian, finds the desert beautiful. Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024 Jean Stehle, a librarian at Newton Middle School in Massachusetts, recently helped students act out the role of sun, moon, and Earth in an eclipse simulation. Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024 My parents were married forever, my dad was a sailor, my mom was a librarian. Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024 Either way, libraries and librarians are on the front lines of the book banning war. Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of librarian was in 1702

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“Librarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/librarian. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

librarian

noun
li·​brar·​i·​an lī-ˈbrer-ē-ən How to pronounce librarian (audio)
: a person in charge of a library
librarianship noun

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