librarian
pronunciation
How to pronounce librarian in British English:
UK [laɪˈbreəriən]
How to pronounce librarian in American English:
US [laɪˈbreriən]
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- Noun:
- a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
Word Origin
- librarian (n.)
- "custodian of a library," 1713; see library + -an. Earlier form was library-keeper (1640s), and librarian was used earlier in a sense "scribe" (1660s).
Example
- 1. This lawyer 's skill is very useful to me as a reference librarian .
- 2. This shift means the role of the librarian -- and their look -- is also changing .
- 3. So it is easy for me to tell students-and anyone else-that you really don 't have to have a law degree to be a law librarian .
- 4. Laura quilter , a librarian and attorney , was a bit less optimistic . " The pricing is clearly set up in favor of the rights holders , " she warned .
- 5. The librarian problem has been overcome by the brute force of web-scale search .