archivist

noun

Definition of archivistnext
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 As archivist Maddie DeLaere has noted, the mag’s purview was capacious. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026 The Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, archivist, Marco Rubio, compared UFC at some level to the moon landing. — ABC News, 14 June 2026 Decades later an archivist researches both, to lovely effect. — Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 City attorney may be ousted in primary Until this primary, an incumbent city attorney had made the runoff in Los Angeles since 1933, according to a city archivist. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for archivist
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  1. secretary
  2. reporter
  3. historian
  4. registrar
  5. recorder
Noun
  • Burnham appointed John Healey, who served as defence secretary in the previous government, as chancellor.
    — , CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • The secretary of state race could also receive outsized attention this fall, as the winner will be the swing state’s chief election officer in 2028.
    — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Definition of secretary
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  • Daily newspapers keep scores of advance obituaries on file so reporters aren’t scrambling on deadline when an important person in the community dies.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Valkyrie is not quite open for business, but Eveland and her business partner — Valkyrie technical director Desmond Browning — gave a Statesman reporter and photographer a tour of the facility and a preview of the training that will be offered.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
Definition of reporter
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  • The view from Tehran The enemy has a vote, as military historians like to say, and Iran appears confident of its ability to inflict damage.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • López Maya, the historian, noted that after the dictator Juan Vicente Gómez died, in the thirties, prison gates were opened.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of historian
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  • Once certified, petitioners then have just over two months to collect and submit the requisite number of signatures to local registrars and ultimately the Secretary of State.
    — Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
  • As an internet domain registrar and web hosting company, GoDaddy bears the risk that CSAM may be hosted on its platform and has the technical ability to disable the website and remove the content.
    — Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of registrar
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  • The board also will fund a new $15 million information technology system and related positions for the recorder.
    — Josh Kelety, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • Developers who use multiple AI agents simultaneously can switch between them using the illuminated keys, and a dedicated voice recorder shortcut supports spoken prompts.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
Definition of recorder

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