archivist

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English

Etymology

From archive + -ist.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: är'kə-vĭst, är'kī'-vĭst, IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst/, /ˈɑː(ɹ)kəvɪst/, /ˈɑː(ɹ)ˌkaɪvɪst/

Noun

archivist (plural archivists)

  1. One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.
    The billionaire’s will established a trust to create a staff of archivists that would chronicle and preserve his rise to prominence.

Synonyms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed or from archief + -ist. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑr.xiˈvɪst/
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  • Hyphenation: ar‧chi‧vist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

archivist m (plural archivisten, diminutive archivistje n)

  1. (uncommon) archivist
    Synonym: archivaris

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