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accessioner

n. countable
C2 Proficiency ac·ces·sion·er

n. a person who officially receives and records new items for a museum or library collection. They make sure every object is properly documented and stored.

n. a person responsible for the formal receipt and documentation of new items into a museum, library, or archival collection. Often involves the creation of catalog records and the assignment of unique identifiers.


SIMPLE

The accessioner signed the form to record the new painting.

CONTEXTUAL

After the donation was approved, the accessioner spent several hours entering the details of each artifact into the digital database.

COMPLEX

The museum's accessioner must balance the administrative rigor of formal documentation with the delicate handling required for fragile historical textiles arriving from private collections.

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