See also: librarían

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Etymology edit

library +‎ -an. First attested around 1710.

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  • (US) enPR: lī-brâr’-ē-ən, IPA(key): /laɪˈbɹɛɹ.i.ən/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

Noun edit

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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