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librariana person who works in a library and helps people find books and information

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person who works in a library and helps people find books and information

Pronunciation (IPA): /laɪˈbreriən/

Example Sentences

  • The librarian shushed everyone so loudly that she became noisier than the students.
  • Our librarian knows exactly where every single book is located in the building.
  • The librarian recommended a mystery novel that kept me awake all night.

librarian

NOUN

[/laɪˈbreriən/]

a person who works in a library and helps people find books and information

a person who works in a library and helps people find books and information
💡 Concept

a person who works in a library and helps people find books and information

From vegetarian cookbooks to humanitarian aid, this librarian helps with everything!
🎵 Rhyme

From vegetarian cookbooks to humanitarian aid, this librarian helps with everything!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/laɪˈbreriən/
🇬🇧 UK/laɪˈbreəriən/

🌳Etymology

Rootlibr
Suffix-ian

🎵Rhyme

vegetarianbarbarianhumanitarian

🔗Collocations

school librarian
head librarian
reference librarian
librarian's desk
ask the librarian
qualified librarian

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The librarian shushed everyone so loudly that she became noisier than the students.

Our librarian knows exactly where every single book is located in the building.

The librarian recommended a mystery novel that kept me awake all night.

My grandmother worked as a librarian for forty years and still reads five books a week.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

curatorarchivistinformation specialistlibrary assistant

Related

librarybookstorearchivedatabasecatalogreference

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