librarian

1 of 2

noun (1)

li·​brar·​i·​an lī-ˈbrer-ē-ən 

-ˈbre-rē-

: a specialist in the care or management of a library

librarianship

lī-ˈbrer-ē-ən-ˌship 

-ˈbre-rē-

noun

librarianship

2 of 2

noun (2)

li·​brar·​i·​an·​ship -ˌship 

: the office or duties of a librarian

Examples of librarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The union, representing about 2,700 lecturers, clinicians and librarians, won a June election with roughly 70% support, but USC has appealed to the National Labor Relations Board to toss the result. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

After more than a year of negotiations, the California Faculty Association — which represents about 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches — declared impasse in July. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Cole played benevolent librarian, popping in from time to time to show me things of interest. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Any librarian who opposes this cut should feel free, like Patty, to speak out against it in their personal capacity. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1702, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for librarian

• arion
• carrion
• clarion
• hereon
• marian
• parian
• agrarian
• aquarian
• barbarian
• bavarian
• bulgarian
• cimmerian

Kids Definition

librarian

noun

li·​brar·​i·​an lī-ˈbrer-ē-ən 

: a person in charge of a library

librarianship

-ˌship 

noun