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archivist.

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

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst//ˈɑː(ɹ)kəvɪst//ˈɑː(ɹ)ˌkaɪvɪst/
  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.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English archive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English archivist From archive + -ist.

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