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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 Before Vine was gone for good, volunteer internet archivists preserved many of its videos for posterity and Divine used this archive to restore some of the internet’s favorites. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Earlier this year, Giordano, then the archivist of Stars and Stripes, showed us what Pershing had in mind. — David Martin, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026 Before archivists can preserve a record, the record must survive long enough to make it into their hands. — Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026 Christine Roussel, a Rockefeller Center archivist, decided to investigate exactly how this photo came to be, and Lunch on a Beam is the delightful result. — Air Mail, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for archivist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivist
  1. secretary
  2. reporter
  3. historian
  4. registrar
  5. recorder
Noun
  • Sullivan is a former Marine and Iraq War veteran who served as an assistant secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs under President Barack Obama.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In November, voters in 26 states will elect a secretary of state, choosing the officials who will oversee the 2028 presidential race throughout most of the country.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of secretary
Noun
  • Taylor Rooks provides features with the game’s brightest stars, and NFL reporter James Palmer delivers news from around the league.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rios was not charged in connection with the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of a pilot, an NBC4 reporter and a bystander.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • Neither did costume historians who worried about potential damage to the fragile dress.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Bone dry and deviously stupid, Cunk talks to experts, academics, and historians about all manner of topics, absorbing absolutely none of it.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of historian
Noun
  • Clint Curtis, the Shasta County registrar of voters, wanted to hire Tina Peters, who served prison time for tampering with voting machines in Colorado.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Cole is King’s manager, communications director, and registrar.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of registrar
Noun
  • Authorities are also reviewing the SUV’s event data recorder to determine Rios’ speed, braking and acceleration in the seconds before the deadly crash.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Event data recorder downloads sometimes capture belt status and pretensioner activity, at least when the module survived and the data was obtained lawfully.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of recorder

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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivist. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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