registrar

[ rej-uh-strahr, rej-uh-strahr ]

noun

1. a person who keeps a record; an official recorder.
2. an agent of a bank, trust company, or other corporation who is responsible for certifying and registering issues of securities.
3. an official at a school or college who maintains students' personal and academic records, issues reports of grades, mails out official publications, etc.

registrar

/ ˌrɛdʒɪˈstrɑː; ˈrɛdʒɪˌstrɑː /

noun

1. a person who keeps official records
2. an administrative official responsible for student records, enrolment procedure, etc, in a school, college, or university
3. a hospital doctor senior to a houseman but junior to a consultant, specializing in either medicine ( medical registrar ) or surgery ( surgical registrar )
4. the chief medical administrator of a large hospital
5. a person employed by a company to maintain a register of its security issues

Derived Forms

• ˈregistrarship, noun

Other Words From

• regis·trar·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of registrar¹

1350–1400; alteration ( -ar ² ) of earlier registrary < Medieval Latin registrārius ( register, -ary ); replacing earlier registrer, Middle English registrer < Anglo-French ( Old French registreur ) < Medieval Latin registrātor, equivalent to registrā ( re ) to register + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

California law requires that ballots be counted as long as they are postmarked by election day and arrive at the registrar’s office within a week of the election.

From Los Angeles Times

Gomez Daly reviewed data from the Riverside County registrar that showed voters between the ages of 18 and 24 had a disproportionate number of ballots rejected due to mismatched signatures.

From Los Angeles Times

Its chief executive and registrar, Charlie Massey, said next month’s regulatory changes would be "a vital step towards strengthening both patient safety and public trust in these professions".

From BBC

Sheriff’s deputies and bomb squad members conducted a thorough search and found no explosives, according to the registrar.

From Los Angeles Times

The Orange County registrar of voters does not independently verify the citizenship of people registering to vote, the release said.

From Los Angeles Times