archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vist 
-ˌkī-
: a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive
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Granola was a unique ingredient in the initial American Beauty imperial pale ale, says David Lemieux, the Grateful Dead's archivist and legacy manager.
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Gary Stoller, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Our protagonist, museum archivist Sara Hussein, is stopped by government agents from the Risk Assessment Administration.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Aber writes with the masterful precision of an archivist.
—Laila Lalami, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
The job of digital archivists is a difficult one, especially with a backlog of sites that have existed across the evolution of internet standards.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Feb. 2025
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Gary Stoller, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Our protagonist, museum archivist Sara Hussein, is stopped by government agents from the Risk Assessment Administration.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Aber writes with the masterful precision of an archivist.
—Laila Lalami, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
The job of digital archivists is a difficult one, especially with a backlog of sites that have existed across the evolution of internet standards.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archivist. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vəst
-ˌkī-
: a person in charge of archives
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