librarian

[ lahy-brair-ee-uhn ]

noun

1. a person trained in library science and engaged in library service.
2. a person in charge of a library, especially the chief administrative officer of a library.
3. a person who is in charge of any specialized body of literature, as a collection of musical scores.

librarian

/ laɪˈbrɛərɪən /

noun

1. a person in charge of or assisting in a library

Other Words From

• subli·brari·an noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of librarian¹

First recorded in 1660–70; libr(ary) + -arian

Example Sentences

“I first brought my kids just to come to get out of the house on the weekend,” Kelly Flores, librarian at Manual Arts High School and longtime fan of the company.

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A Louisiana school librarian, she was harassed and threatened by right-wing elements after she spoke out against the censorship.

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“She was resolute when she fixed her mind on something,” said Thompson, a librarian who raised Alicia and her older sister in the Appalachian town of Lost Creek.

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The tank’s distinctive squat and oval shape reflects its original purpose, which was to store substances that “will not remain in liquid form unless held under slight pressure or for light oils that vaporize readily,” wrote Nicholas Beyelia, a librarian for the Los Angeles Public library.

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The author is a librarian for the Fullerton Public Library system.

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Related Words

• curator