English Explanatory Dictionary

archivist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.

Pronunciation

är'kə-vĭst är'kī'-vĭst /ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst/ /ˈɑː(ɹ)kəvɪst/ /ˈɑː(ɹ)ˌkaɪvɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-archivist.wav

Word forms

archivist archivists

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρχω (ắrkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχή (ărkhḗ) Ancient Greek *ἀρχεῖος (*arkheîos) Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon)bor. Latin archīvumbor. French archives French archiveder. English archive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English archivist From archive + -ist.

Synonyms

archiver historian librarian preservationist recordkeeper scribe
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