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archivist

[ahr-kuh-vist, -kahy-] / ˈɑr kə vɪst, -kaɪ- /
NOUN
annalist
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It added college archivist James Cox described the plate's journey as "a fabulous story".

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Historians are divided, with Athens' Benaki Museum's head archivist Tasos Sakellaropoulos calling the tomb a "place of silent collective memory and respect, not of pain or anger" in Kathimerini daily.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

In the 1950s and ’60s, a literary-minded cat named Dr. Absalom Minola — writing via his “butler,” future UC Berkeley archivist Jim Kantor — began sending letters to authors, editors and public figures.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Arrington was—was!—the director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library in Kansas, having been appointed to the job by the national archivist last year.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2025

Jacob pulled out his diplomatic ID, which showed that he was a secretary and archivist at the American embassy.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin