librarian

See also: librarían

English

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Etymology

From library + -anCategory:English terms suffixed with -an#LIBRARIAN. First attested around 1710.

Pronunciation

Noun

librarian (plural librarians)Category:English lemmas#LIBRARIANCategory:English nouns#LIBRARIANCategory:English countable nouns#LIBRARIANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#LIBRARIANCategory:Pages with entries#LIBRARIANCategory:Pages with 1 entry#LIBRARIAN

  1. The keeper, manager of a library.
    • 1944 May and June, Arthur B. Longbottom, “The Derby Railway Institute”, in Railway Magazine, page 149:
      The amenities of the institute include a well-arranged open-access library of 18,000 volumes, and a small but valuable reference library of railway literature; the present writer is Librarian.
      Category:English terms with quotations#LIBRARIAN
  2. One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer.
  3. A person who processes and organizes information.

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