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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

librarian

/laɪˈbɹɛˌɹiən/

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What does librarian mean?

noun

  1. The keeper, manager of a library.
  2. One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer.
  3. A person who processes and organizes information.

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IPA pronunciation

/laɪˈbɹɛˌɹiən/

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“Because it's so much pleasanter, in a small library like this, to poke about by one's self--with the help of the librarian.”
Edith WhartonSummerProject Gutenberg ebook #166
The big librarian had buried his big bald brow in his big red hands, like a man trying to think out his duty.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonThe wisdom of Father BrownProject Gutenberg ebook #223
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The medieval collector of books sometimes, and the monastic librarian nearly always, took care that his library was strong in hagiology and history.
Ernest Albert SavageOld English libraries : $b the making, collection, and use of books during the Middle AgesProject Gutenberg ebook #1615
The east wind, like the fashion of book-collecting, has altered in character a good deal since the days when Naudé was librarian to Cardinal Mazarin.
Andrew LangThe LibraryProject Gutenberg ebook #2018
The librarian “showed off”—running hither and thither with his arms full of books and making a deal of the splutter and fuss that insect authority delights in.
Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer, CompleteProject Gutenberg ebook #74