archivist

archivist

English

Etymology

    From archive + -ist.

    Pronunciation

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

    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/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: ar‧chi‧vist
    • Rhymes: -ɪst

    Noun

    archivist m (plural archivisten, diminutive archivistje n)

    1. (uncommon) archivist
      Synonym: archivaris