registrar
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əˌstrɑr, ˌrɛdʒ noun
1.
a person who keeps a record; an official recorder.
2.
an agent of a bank, trust company, or other corporation who is responsible for certifying and registering issues of securities.
3.
an official at a school or college who maintains students' personal and academic records, issues reports of grades, mails out official publications, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; alteration (see -ar2) of earlier registrary < Medieval Latin registrārius (see register, -ary); replacing earlier registrer, Middle English registrer < Anglo-French (Old French registreur) < Medieval Latin registrātor, equivalent to registrā(re) to register + -tor -tor
1350–1400; alteration (see -ar2) of earlier registrary < Medieval Latin registrārius (see register, -ary); replacing earlier registrer, Middle English registrer < Anglo-French (Old French registreur) < Medieval Latin registrātor, equivalent to registrā(re) to register + -tor -tor
Related forms
reg·is·trar·ship, noun
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registrar (ˌrɛdʒɪˈstrɑː, ˈrɛdʒɪˌstrɑː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who keeps official records |
| 2. | an administrative official responsible for student records, enrolment procedure, etc, in a school, college, or university |
| 3. | (Brit), (NZ) a hospital doctor senior to a houseman but junior to a consultant, specializing in either medicine (medical registrar) or surgery (surgical registrar) |
| 4. | (Austral) the chief medical administrator of a large hospital |
| 5. | chiefly (US) a person employed by a company to maintain a register of its security issues |
| 'registrarship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
registrar
1670s, shortening of registrary (1540s), from M.L. registrarius "one who keeps a record" (related to register).
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Medical Dictionary
registrar reg·is·trar (rěj'ĭ-strär', rěj'ĭ-strär')
n.
An admitting officer in a hospital.
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Example sentences
The registrar said the new top-level domain would make it easier to filter out inappropriate content.
Free speech is a sham if you cannot find a domain registrar or web host willing to host your entirely legal speech.
First of all, choose your new domain name registrar and management service.
The couples who come have already married before at a city registrar.
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