Dictionary

librarian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/lɑeˈbɹeːɹi.ən/ (Australia)
lī-brâr’-ē-ən (US)
/lɑeˈbɹeə̯ɹi.ən/ without the cheer–chair merger
/laɪˈbɹɛɹi.ən/ Mary–marry–merry merger
/lɑjˈbɹɛːɹɪjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/laɪˈbɹɜːɹɪ.ən/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
/laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/lɑeˈbɹiə̯ɹi.ən/ cheer–chair merger
/laɪˈbɹeɹi.ən/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
(Southern-England) audio
/laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger

Etymology

From library + -an. First attested around 1710.

Meanings

The keeper, manager of a library.
- The amenities of the institute include a well-arranged open-access library of 18,000 volumes, and a small but valuable reference library of railway literature; the present writer is Librarian. 1944 May and June, Arthur B. Longbottom, “The Derby Railway Institute”, in Railway Magazine, page 149:
One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer.
A person who processes and organizes information.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
librarians	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

nonlibrarian · cybrarian · librarianship · sublibrarian · e-librarian · librarianess · librarianly · librarianlike

library · information services

Synonyms

library-keeper

Translations (216)

cmn 圖書管理員 /图书管理员 (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · bg библиотека́рка (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · ru библиоте́карша (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · cmn 管理員 /管理员 (a person who processes and organizes information) · ko 사서 (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sh knjížničārka (a person who processes and organizes information) · ro bibliotecar (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · fr bibliothécaire (the manager of a library) · tg китобдор (the manager of a library) · uz kutubxonachi (the manager of a library) · ca bibliotecari (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · kl atuagaatilerisoq (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sh књи́жнича̄рка (a person who processes and organizes information) · yi ביבליאָטעקער (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · ga leabharlannaí (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · az kitabxanaçı (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · cs knihovnice (a person who processes and organizes information) · cy llyfrgellydd (the manager of a library) · de Bibliothekarin (the manager of a library) · bg библиотека́рка (the manager of a library) · vi thủ thư (the manager of a library) · nl bibliothecaris (the manager of a library) · el βιβλιοθηκάριος (the manager of a library) · af bibliotekaresse (the manager of a library) · tr kütüphaneci (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · pt bibliotecário (the manager of a library) · cs knihovník (the manager of a library) · ru библиоте́карша (the manager of a library) · sh библиотѐка̄рка̄ (the manager of a library) · sh библиотѐка̄р (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · id pustakawan (the manager of a library) · lt bibliotekininkas (the manager of a library) · ja 司書 (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sh bibliotèkār (the manager of a library) · tr bibliyotekçi (the manager of a library) · ru библиоте́карь (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · ps کتابدار (the manager of a library) · sl knjižničar (the manager of a library) · eo bibliotekisto (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · ro bibliotecar (the manager of a library) · fo bókavørður (the manager of a library) · af bibliotekaris (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · mk библиотекарка (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sw mkutubi (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · cs knihovník (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · kmr pirtûkxanevan (the manager of a library) · sk bibliotekár (a person who processes and organizes information) · hu könyvtárosnő (the manager of a library) · nb bibliotekar (the manager of a library) · sk knihovníčka (a person who processes and organizes information) · fr archiviste (a person who processes and organizes information) · pa ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀਅਨ (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · ar أَمِين مَكْتَبَة (the manager of a library) · sh knjížničār (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sh bibliotèkārkā (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · mk библиотекар (a person who processes and organizes information) · ast bibliotecariu (the manager of a library) · af bibliotekaris (the manager of a library) · yi ביבליאָטעקעראין (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · ky китепканачы (the manager of a library) · hu könyvtáros (the manager of a library) · gl bibliotecario (the manager of a library) · de Archivarin (a person who processes and organizes information) · ru библиоте́карь (a person who processes and organizes information) · lb Bibliothecaire (the manager of a library) · hu könyvtáros (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · is bókasafnsfræðingur (the manager of a library) · ro arhivist (a person who processes and organizes information) · sh knjížničār (a person who processes and organizes information) · uk бібліоте́кар (a person who processes and organizes information) · hy գրադարանավար (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · ms pustakawan (the manager of a library) · my စာကြည့်တိုက်မှူး (the manager of a library) · ka ბიბლიოთეკარი (the manager of a library) · sh књи́жнича̄рка (the manager of a library) · oc bibliotecari (the manager of a library) · lt bibliotekininkė (the manager of a library) · mk библиотекарка (the manager of a library) · sk bibliotekárka (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · kl bibliotekari (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · pt arquivista (a person who processes and organizes information) · ru библиоте́карь (the manager of a library) · crh kitaphaneci (the manager of a library) · sk knihovníčka (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · uk бібліоте́карка (a person who processes and organizes information) · sl knjižničarka (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · kk кітапханашы (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · be бібліятэ́кар (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · bg библиотека́р (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · pl bibliotekarka (a person who processes and organizes information) · ro bibliotecară (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · ko 도서관원 (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · pa ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀਅਨ (the manager of a library) · cmn 圖書館員 /图书馆员 (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sq bibliotekare (the manager of a library) · sh књи́жнича̄р (the manager of a library) · km បណ្ណារក្ស (the manager of a library) · lv bibliotekārs (the manager of a library) · mi kaitiaki pukapuka (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · bg библиотека́р (a person who processes and organizes information) · sh bibliotèkārkā (a person who processes and organizes information) · sk bibliotekárka (a person who processes and organizes information) · sv bibliotekarie (the manager of a library) · hy գրադարանապետ (the manager of a library) · nb bibliotekar (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · pl bibliotekarz (the manager of a library) · cs knihovnice (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · crh kitaphaneci (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sh књи́жнича̄р (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · is bókavörður (the manager of a library) · sl knjižničar (a person who processes and organizes information) · ja 司書 (the manager of a library) · id pustakawati (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sk knihovník (a person who processes and organizes information) · ar أَمِينَةْ مَكْتَبَة (the manager of a library) · de Bibliothekarin (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · tr kütüphaneci (the manager of a library) · fi kirjastonhoitaja (the manager of a library) · mk библиотекар (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · rm bibliotecari (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · hi पुस्तकाध्यक्ष (the manager of a library) · it bibliotecario (the manager of a library) · de Bibliothekar (the manager of a library) · sq bibliotekar (the manager of a library) · pl bibliotekarz (a person who processes and organizes information) · sh bibliotèkārkā (the manager of a library) · sh књи́жнича̄р (a person who processes and organizes information) · mk библиотекарка (a person who processes and organizes information) · ro bibliotecară (the manager of a library) · he ספרנית (the manager of a library) · ms pustakawan (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · fa کتابدار (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · de Archivar (a person who processes and organizes information) · tk kitaphanaçy (the manager of a library) · uk бібліоте́карка (the manager of a library) · nl bibliothecaresse (the manager of a library) · ky китепканачы (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · pl bibliotekarz (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · cs knihovník (a person who processes and organizes information) · kl atuagaatilerisoq (the manager of a library) · gv lioarlannee (the manager of a library) · sl knjižničarka (a person who processes and organizes information) · be бібліятэ́карка (a person who processes and organizes information) · tt китапханәче (the manager of a library) · sh knjížničārka (the manager of a library) · be бібліятэ́кар (the manager of a library) · da bibliotekar (the manager of a library) · st radibuka (the manager of a library) · ka ბიბლიოთეკარი (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · pt bibliotecário (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · et raamatukoguhoidja (the manager of a library) · es bibliotecario (the manager of a library) · cu вивлиотикарь (the manager of a library) · sk knihovník (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · pl bibliotekarka (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sl knjižničarka (the manager of a library) · sh библиотѐка̄рка̄ (a person who processes and organizes information) · da bibliotekar (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sh bibliotèkār (a person who processes and organizes information) · wa bibiotekî (the manager of a library) · st radibuka (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · fr bibliothécaire (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · bg библиотека́рка (a person who processes and organizes information) · pl bibliotekarka (the manager of a library) · uk бібліоте́кар (the manager of a library) · he סַפְרָן (the manager of a library) · be бібліятэ́карка (the manager of a library) · az kitabxanaçı (the manager of a library) · fi kirjastonjohtaja (the manager of a library) · lo ບັນນາລັກ (the manager of a library) · be бібліятэ́карка (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · el βιβλιοθηκονόμος (the manager of a library) · sk knihovník (the manager of a library) · it bibliotecaria (the manager of a library) · fi informaatikko (a person who processes and organizes information) · ru библиоте́карша (a person who processes and organizes information) · lb Bibliothecaire (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · de Bibliothekar (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · gv lioarlannee (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · fi kirjastonhoitaja (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · el βιβλιοθηκάριος (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · hi पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष (the manager of a library) · cy llyfrgellydd (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · kl bibliotekari (the manager of a library) · sh библиотѐка̄р (a person who processes and organizes information) · ca bibliotecari (the manager of a library) · kk кітапханашы (the manager of a library) · cmn 圖書館館長 /图书馆馆长 (the manager of a library) · sw mkutubi (the manager of a library) · sh библиотѐка̄р (the manager of a library) · nl bibliotheekbeheerder (the manager of a library) · sk bibliotekár (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sh knjížničār (the manager of a library) · hi लाइब्रेरियन (the manager of a library) · be бібліятэ́кар (a person who processes and organizes information) · sk knihovníčka (the manager of a library) · id pustakawan (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · fa کتابدار (the manager of a library) · th บรรณารักษ์ (the manager of a library) · sh библиотѐка̄рка̄ (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sh књи́жнича̄рка (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · bg библиотека́р (the manager of a library) · ja 図書館員 (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sl knjižničar (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · uk бібліоте́кар (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · uk бібліоте́карка (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sk bibliotekárka (the manager of a library) · mk библиотекар (the manager of a library) · sh knjížničārka (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · sh bibliotèkār (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · cs knihovnice (the manager of a library) · sk bibliotekár (the manager of a library) · wa bibiotecresse (the manager of a library) · tl tagaingat-aklatan (the manager of a library) · gd leabharlannaiche (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) · ro arhivistă (a person who processes and organizes information)