librarian

noun

li·​brar·​i·​an lī-ˈbrer-ē-ən How to pronounce librarian (audio)
-ˈbre-rē-
: a specialist in the care or management of a library
librarianship noun

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Who’s Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms worldwide. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025 His father taught psychology, and his mother was a librarian. News Desk, Artforum, 6 Feb. 2025 For more than 40 years, Mrs. Carr helped children learn to read in the Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church tutoring program, and then in her 80s, stopped tutoring and became the program’s children’s librarian. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025 Ines is a librarian with a Master’s in Economics and Hydrocarbon Management. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for librarian 

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First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of librarian was in 1702

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“Librarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/librarian. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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librarian

noun
li·​brar·​i·​an lī-ˈbrer-ē-ən How to pronounce librarian (audio)
: a person in charge of a library
librarianship noun

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