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 That will leave the council with two Black members out of 15 for the first time since 1963, not counting temporary vacancies, according to archivists in the City Clerk’s office. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 To do that, the initiative and its Missouri partners are looking for help from historians, genealogists, archivists and community organizations and members who have information about the boys who died there. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026 So, this brilliant archivist who worked with me found these images from French, German, and Italian anthropological expeditions. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Academic titleholders at Cornell -- including professors, senior lecturers, librarians, archivists and others -- are eligible to be senators, who serve three-year terms. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for archivist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivist
  1. secretary
  2. reporter
  3. historian
  4. registrar
  5. recorder
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  • Midterms spark calls for White House shakeups The White House faced calls for policy and personnel shakeups after brutal midterm elections, with the defense secretary under most pressure.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • That person typically has no responsibility to come to a local elections office; ballot status can be found on the Mississippi secretary of state's office website.
    — BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of secretary
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  • In investigating this, a reporter discovered that Ballard had exchanged emails with Hudson, the court's liaison to the discipline office.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Just this past week, an Orlando Sentinel reporter finally received data about how students were performing in voucher schools.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of reporter
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  • The model for the painting (disputed by some historians) was allegedly Simonetta Vespucci (née Cattaneo), a renowned beauty in Florentine high society whom Botticelli greatly admired.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Amateur historian James Bailey says colonial documents suggest Thomas Jones, namesake of New York’s Jones Beach, helped notorious pirate Henry Every evade capture after a bloody 1695 raid.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of historian
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  • Tuesday was the last day the registrar’s office could accept those ballots as long as they were postmarked by election day.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
  • As of Tuesday evening, the registrar’s office estimated there were just over 50,000 ballots left to process.
    — Charlie Borla, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of registrar
Noun
  • The registrar-recorder’s office forwarded the complaint to the district attorney’s office for review, Sanchez said.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Federal investigators said the voice recorder was found at the location where the plane went down.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of recorder

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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivist. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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