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archivist

noun

Definition of archivist

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 Lialina’s practice as an artist and archivist revolves the uneven promises of permanence, loss, maintenance, and distribution that the internet, in its many formats and phases, represents. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Most had already been preserved by an archivist, but a few strays had to be tracked down before they could all be laid out across the 20,000-square-foot second floor of Kith‘s office (prior to it being built out). — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Almost 250 archivists have contributed to the project so far, and anyone is welcome to help document this wide and weird subsection of urban planning. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026 Stern didn’t set out to become the internet’s bad-boss archivist. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for archivist

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Hegseth’s preferred pick for Army secretary, Sean Parnell, has faced questions over whether he could even be confirmed by the GOP Senate.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
After the April community meeting, Falb and her mother exchanged contact information with other residents, eventually forming the Lone Pine Canyon Protection Alliance, with Falb serving as vice president and Unibe as secretary.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of secretary

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The president was asked by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Horton, a former KTLA broadcaster who has worked as an anchor, reporter, host, play-by-play announcer and voice actor, reached out to the team about the opportunity.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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As a historian of the European theatre, Hitchcock devotes only a single chapter to Japan’s imperial expansion in Asia during the thirties.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
But judges are not trained as historians, and history is often ambiguous.

— Brian Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of historian

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No opposition for the measure was submitted to the registrar-recorder/county clerk.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The Recorder page activates the glasses’ voice recorder, which saves the audio recording, a transcript of everything said, and an AI summary.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of recorder

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