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librarian

noun li·brar·i·an \lī-ˈbrer-ē-ən, -ˈbre-rē-\

: a person who works in a library

Full Definition of LIBRARIAN

: a specialist in the care or management of a library

— li·brar·i·an·ship \-ˌship\ noun

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First Known Use of LIBRARIAN

1671

Rhymes with LIBRARIAN

agrarian, Aquarian, barbarian, Bavarian, Bulgarian, Canarian, Cancerian, cesarean, cnidarian, contrarian, grammarian, Hungarian, Maid Marian, ovarian, riparian, rosarian, Rotarian, sectarian, Sumerian, Tartarean, Tartarian, Tocharian, Tractarian, Wagnerian

LIBRARIAN Defined for Kids

librarian

noun li·brar·i·an \lī-ˈbrer-ē-ən\

Definition of LIBRARIAN for Kids

: a person in charge of a library

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