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

Levine embarked on her acting career at age 60, after serving as a school librarian, and went on to appear in over 100 screen projects. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Bunny Levine, a librarian who took early retirement and then began acting on such shows as Gilmore Girls and Shameless as well as two Adam Sandler films, has died, according to multiple reports. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026

The California Faculty Association, which represents nearly 30,000 professors, lecturers, counselors and librarians at the CSU, also opposed the bills. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

That’s one of the jobs librarians do, making sure tax dollars are reserved for the best possible uses. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 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