Definition of ARCHIVIST

archivist

Plural: archivists

Noun

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

Examples

  • The billionaire’s will established a trust to create a staff of archivists that would chronicle and preserve his rise to prominence.

Origin / Etymology

From archive + -ist.

Scrabble Score: 17

archivist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
archivist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
archivist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

archivist: valid Words With Friends Word