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
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.
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
As a teenager, John Tefteller worked for Groucho Marx as an archivist and audio engineer.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also the current acting national security adviser, and in February of this year stepped down as acting archivist of the United States.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 2 June 2026
That's according to Stacey Peeples, the hospital's curator and archivist.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 May 2026
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
As a teenager, John Tefteller worked for Groucho Marx as an archivist and audio engineer.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also the current acting national security adviser, and in February of this year stepped down as acting archivist of the United States.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 2 June 2026
That's according to Stacey Peeples, the hospital's curator and archivist.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivist
Noun
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Lowther-Pinkerton is a former SAS soldier and equerry to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who served as Prince William and Prince Harry's full-time principal private secretary from 2005 to 2013, plus a year of part-time service in the role after.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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Biddle has been with MDOT since 2023, served as acting secretary in 2025, and has two decades of experience, serving in both the public and private sectors of the transportation industry.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Noun
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The text of the 14-point agreement was read by a senior administration official in a call with reporters on Wednesday.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Associated Press reporter Sophie Austin in Sacramento, California, contributed to this article.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Archaeological historian weighs in Cheryl LaRoche, an archeological historian who worked to excavate the foundation of the President's House 20 years ago to study the truth about who lived there, criticized the new panels.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Jessie Kratz, the exhibition curator and National Archives historian, said the exhibition came to the Museum of Miami because the museum is able to keep the delicate documents safe while providing access to a wide audience.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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The Pushing Daisies and Marcella star plays a fearsome and fearless doctor, who along with her second-in-command, registrar Dr Curtis Parker, leads a ragtag group of medical interns on their final chance at Pines Hospital.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 June 2026
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More than 782,000 Orange County voters’ ballots have already been counted for the June 2 primary election, data from the registrar of voters show.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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That’s what the board did in 2024, when the county circuit clerk, recorder, auditor and coroner positions all got raises following the 2024 election.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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Graham said that federal investigators did not yet know whether the plane had a flight data recorder — often called a black box — on board.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivist. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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