librarian

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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

In June, about 70% of voting non-tenure-track faculty approved unionizing under United Faculty-UAW, which seeks to represent roughly 2,700 USC lecturers, researchers, clinicians, librarians and pharmacists. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The Philly workshop followed a Maine librarian’s version that drew requests from dozens of librarians asking how to build similar events. — Susan Gouijnstook, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

The union represents approximately 2,500 instructors, counselors, librarians, college nurses, and program coordinators at all campuses of the district. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Booth, in her ALA uniform complete with tie, is gathered with five other women, including librarian-in-charge Elizabeth Gray Potter, and one other man. — April White, JSTOR Daily, 23 Sep. 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