registrar

noun

reg·​is·​trar ˈre-jə-ˌsträr 

: an official recorder or keeper of records: such as

a

: an officer of an educational institution responsible for registering students, keeping academic records, and corresponding with applicants and evaluating their credentials

b

: an admitting officer at a hospital

c

chiefly British : resident sense 3

Synonyms

• clerk
• register
• scribe
• secretary

Examples of registrar in a Sentence

got a copy of his transcript from the school's registrar

Recent Examples on the Web

Below are results from the Alameda County registrar of voters for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election. —Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024

With less than 30 minutes to go until polls close at 8 p.m. in California, voter turnout in Orange County is at more than 60%, according to an unofficial tally from the county registrar of voters. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024

There is no prohibition in statute of law that would keep a county from keeping their registrar's office open on the weekend to collect absentee ballots. —Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024

Washoe County’s vendor, for example, had stopped supporting software used by the voter registrar’s office and fixes over the years had been piecemeal. —Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English registrer, from registren to register, from Anglo-French registrer, from Medieval Latin registrare, from registrum

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

registrar

noun

reg·​is·​trar ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr 

: an official who records or keeps records

Medical Definition

registrar

noun

reg·​is·​trar ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr 

1

: an admitting officer at a hospital

2

British : resident

Legal Definition

registrar

noun

reg·​is·​trar ˈre-jə-ˌsträr 

: an official recorder or keeper of records