registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈre-jə-ˌsträr 
: an official recorder or keeper of records: such as
a
: an officer of an educational institution responsible for registering students, keeping academic records, and corresponding with applicants and evaluating their credentials
b
: an admitting officer at a hospital
c
chiefly British
: resident sense 3
Examples of registrar in a Sentence
got a copy of his transcript from the school's registrar
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Mayne, the registrar at the Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove, and Debbie Fandrei, the museum’s director and the other historian, began a search of dozens of contemporaneous sources, including the News-Sun.
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.
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Brom has held a succession of positions in the county elections office and currently serves as assistant registrar.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Taylor, then the deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, was played in the film by English actor Lee Ingleby.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Brom has held a succession of positions in the county elections office and currently serves as assistant registrar.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Taylor, then the deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, was played in the film by English actor Lee Ingleby.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Registrar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/registrar. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr
: an official who records or keeps records
Medical Definition
registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr
1
: an admitting officer at a hospital
2
British
: resident
Legal Definition
registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈre-jə-ˌsträr
: an official recorder or keeper of records
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