librarian

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English

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Etymology

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From library +‎ -an. First attested around 1710.

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Noun

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librarian (plural librarians)

  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.
  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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