librarian
nounUK /laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/ · /laɪˈbɹeɹi.ən/
Etymology From library + -an. First attested around 1710.
1
The keeper, manager of a library.
- 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.1944 May and June, Arthur B. Longbottom, “The Derby Railway Institute”, in Railway Magazine, page 149:
2
One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer.
3
A person who processes and organizes information.
- Synonyms
- library-keeper
- Derived terms
- cybrarian, e-librarian, librarianess, librarianlike, librarianly, librarianship, nonlibrarian, sublibrarian
- Related terms
- library, information services