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Word

librarian

Phoneticsli·brar·i·an

US/ɫaɪˈbɹɛˌɹiən/

UK/laɪbɹˈeəɹiən/

Definitions

01library manager

A2

n. a person who works in a library and helps you find books or information.

n. a professional who manages a library's collection and assists users with research and resource location.

“The librarian showed me how to use the online system to find the history book I needed.”

“The head librarian implemented a new digital archiving system to ensure that rare manuscripts remained accessible to researchers while protecting the physical copies.”

Synonyms

02information professional

B2

n. a person whose job is to organise and manage large amounts of information.

n. a specialist who organises, classifies, and manages data or information, often in a corporate or digital context.

“Even in big companies, a digital librarian helps keep all the files and data organised.”

“As a systems librarian, her primary responsibility involves maintaining the integrity of the metadata across the university's various digital repositories.”

Academic

Etymology

From library + -an. First attested around 1710.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Level
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Frequent
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