librarian B1 Topic:People & Society US /laɪˈbɹɛɹ.i.ən/ See IPA manual Freq #12385 Meanings 1 noun A person who works in a library and helps people find books and information. The librarian helped me find a book about ancient Rome. Thesaurus Synonyms library-keeper Word family Forms librarians Derived forms cybrariane-librarianlibrarianesslibrarianlikelibrarianlylibrarianshipnonlibrariansublibrarian Related forms library Etymology AI details From library + -an. First attested around 1710. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # librarian **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /laɪˈbɹɛɹ.i.ən/ **Frequency rank:** 12385 ## Meanings 1. A person who works in a library and helps people find books and information. ## Examples - The librarian helped me find a book about ancient Rome. ## Synonyms - library-keeper ## Derived Forms - cybrarian - e-librarian - librarianess - librarianlike - librarianly - librarianship - nonlibrarian - sublibrarian ## Related Forms - library ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -ian - one who ## Etymology From library + -an. First attested around 1710. ## AI Etymology Librarian comes from library + -an. First attested around 1710. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - People & Society markdown