Meaning

3 senses
  1. The keeper, manager of a library.

    Bibliothekar, Bibliothekarin

    библиоте́карьbibliotékarʹ, библиоте́каршаbibliotékarša

    бібліоте́карbibliotékar, бібліоте́каркаbibliotékarka

  2. One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer.

    Bibliothekar, Bibliothekarin

    библиоте́карьbibliotékarʹ, библиоте́каршаbibliotékarša

    бібліоте́карbibliotékar, бібліоте́каркаbibliotékarka

  3. A person who processes and organizes information.

    Archivar, Archivarin

    библиоте́карьbibliotékarʹ, библиоте́каршаbibliotékarša

    бібліоте́карbibliotékar, бібліоте́каркаbibliotékarka

More definitions
  • a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services

Examples

52 sentences
  1. Tom is a librarian.

    Том — бібліотекар. — deniko

    ruТом — библиотекарь. — marafon

    deTom ist Bibliothekar. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I know Tom is a librarian.

    ruЯ знаю, что Том - библиотекарь. — marafon

  3. Tom and Mary are both librarians.

  4. I know that Tom is a librarian.

    ruЯ знаю, что Том - библиотекарь. — marafon

  5. The librarian told us to keep quiet.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the manager of a library:
Русский
By meaning 1
the manager of a library:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the manager of a library:
a person who processes and organizes information:

Origin

From library + -an. First attested around 1710.

From library + -an. First attested around 1710.

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Forms

plural: librarians
Singularlibrarian
Plurallibrarians

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
library-keeper
Close in meaning
  • a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services:bibliothec

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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