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ar·chi·vist
/
ˈɑr
kə
vɪst, -kaɪ-
/
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[
ahr
-k
uh
-vist, -kahy-
]
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noun
a person responsible for preserving, organizing, or servicing archival material.
Origin:
1745–55;
<
French
archiviste.
See
archive
,
-ist
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archivist
(ˈɑːkɪvɪst)
—
n
a person in charge of archives, their collection, and cataloguing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
archivist
1753, from M.L. or It. archivista or Fr. archiviste (see
archives
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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archivist
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