Added 10 October 2026
archivist
/ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst/ noun
In Latin: archeota, chartularius, chartarius Wiktionary
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One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.
The billionaire’s will established a trust to create a staff of archivists that would chronicle and preserve his rise to prominence.