archivist

[ ahr-kuh-vist, -kahy- ]
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noun
  1. a person responsible for preserving, organizing, or servicing archival material.

Origin of archivist

1
From the French word archiviste, dating back to 1745–55. See archive, -ist

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British Dictionary definitions for archivist

archivist

/ (ˈɑːkɪvɪst) /


noun
  1. a person in charge of archives, their collection, and cataloguing

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