as in secretary
a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive
consulted with the archivist in conducting her research
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Recent Examples of archivist
But Campau is an archivist first and foremost.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The edition includes interviews with cinematographer Larry Smith and Kubrick archivist Georgina Orgill, archival material with Christiane Kubrick, and documentaries exploring the director’s unfinished projects and legacy.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
In 1988, Traum took on a new career role as the Tribune’s archivist for a time before retiring.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The expansion, funded in part by a private donor, allows for more capacity in the space and includes a new constructive storage room for the archives and a new digital processing room for archivists, according to a news release.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The edition includes interviews with cinematographer Larry Smith and Kubrick archivist Georgina Orgill, archival material with Christiane Kubrick, and documentaries exploring the director’s unfinished projects and legacy.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
In 1988, Traum took on a new career role as the Tribune’s archivist for a time before retiring.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The expansion, funded in part by a private donor, allows for more capacity in the space and includes a new constructive storage room for the archives and a new digital processing room for archivists, according to a news release.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivist
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The project is under the authority of the Continuing Authorities program, which authorizes the secretary of the Army to plan, design and implement certain types of water resources projects without additional project-specific congressional authorization.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
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According to Indiana Code, the secretary can suspend or revoke a license for one of four reasons, including misconduct, which Braun mentioned specifically.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Shomik Mukherjee is a reporter covering Oakland.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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As the late historian Barry Rubin documented in his biography of Arafat, the Palestinian leader used a variety of methods, both buying off and burying his opponents.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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This was the second meeting in a row where Wagner and Nguyen did not win enough support to give formal direction to the registrar’s office.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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First, Rackauckas instructed Fullerton Detective Antonio Hernandez to keep the tape recorder off during their first interview with Neary, the motion says.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Nebraska is Bruce alone with a four-track recorder whispering his despair into a microphone.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivist. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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