Bibliothecary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bibliothecary is a noun meaning (now rare) A librarian.
Meaning
(now rare) A librarian.
More Meanings
- Of or relating to libraries.
Example Sentences
Hence we went to the house of Hippolito Vitellesco (afterwards Bibliothecary of yᵉ Vatican Library)[…]
More important, though, is the blow [Emma] Boettcher’s win strikes for education, academic rigor, book smarts.[…]The nation’s bibliothecaries are no doubt fist-pumping her victory this week.
What I said in my epistle to my reverend friend and master, Doctor James, the incomparably industrious and learned bibliothecary of Oxford, I profess still; but I hold those canons of the apostles uncanonical.
Specifically, without the assistance of those bibliothecaries who toil at Florida International University, Miami-Dade Public Library System, and the University of Miami, my task of writing a fact-filled but readable guide to the consular institution would not have been as enjoyable as it was.
Word Forms
- bibliothecaries
Synonyms for bibliothecary
Depending on context, synonyms include bibliothecal, bibliothecarial, bibliothecarian, bibliothetic, bibliothetical, librarial.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bibliographist, bibliographer, librarius, bibliomancer, librarian, bibliotherapist.
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