as in secretary
a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive
consulted with the archivist in conducting her research
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Recent Examples of archivist
In 2007, a remarkable photo album containing previously unseen images from the World War II era landed on the desk of Rebecca Erbelding, archivist for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Bonne, who sources botanicals sustainably from local forests, is as much archivist as perfumer.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Business leaders and boosters—if not the public library’s archivist—thought rumors and legends and sub-cellars, basements, coal chutes, and other subterranean utility spaces made for a marketable product.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
Gordon, our inaugural archivist, is a fashion designer and the creative director of Carolina Herrera, and his own Manhattan apartment recently graced our September cover.
—Wes Gordon, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
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Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Bonne, who sources botanicals sustainably from local forests, is as much archivist as perfumer.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Business leaders and boosters—if not the public library’s archivist—thought rumors and legends and sub-cellars, basements, coal chutes, and other subterranean utility spaces made for a marketable product.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
Gordon, our inaugural archivist, is a fashion designer and the creative director of Carolina Herrera, and his own Manhattan apartment recently graced our September cover.
—Wes Gordon, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivist
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The secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, went further, calling the incident an act of domestic terrorism.—
Phil Morris The Minnesota Star Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Thomas Jefferson, as secretary of state, passionately advocated honoring the treaty, viewing it as a debt of gratitude to a nation that shared republican ideals and had sacrificed much for American liberty.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ask The Post’s journalists Our reporters and editors answer your questions.—
Karen Tumulty,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Cooper told reporters in the press room after his win.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Massimo Faggioli, a church historian at Trinity College, Dublin, who was previously based at Villanova University, Pennsylvania, said the pope’s interventions on immigration in recent weeks were significant for US Catholic leaders.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Knowing where to fall on that spectrum is critical for house historians.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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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
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Local media outlets reported that the registrar said the seminar was cancelled because prior permission was not sought.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
16 Nov. 2025
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One potential explanation is that, following Epstein's death, the system could have been reconfigured so that this camera was attached to a different, functioning DVR recorder.—
Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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But not like this—not with a recorder on.—
Aliya S. King,
VIBE.com,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivist. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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