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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/

Korean meaning: 도서관에서 일하며 사람들이 책과 정보를 찾도록 돕는 사람

Korean pronunciation: 라이**브레**리언

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

librarian concept
💡 Concept

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

librarian rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

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

🎤Pronunciation

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

🌳Etymology

Rootlibr
Suffix-ian

Origin

라틴어 'liber(책)'에서 시작되어, 'library(도서관)'에 '-ian(~하는 사람)'이 붙어 만들어진 단어입니다. 고대 로마에서 책을 뜻하는 'liber'는 원래 나무껍질을 의미했는데, 당시 나무껍질에 글을 썼기 때문입니다.

🎵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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