Usage
What does cataloger mean? A cataloger is a person who’s responsible for cataloging things—recording them in an ordered list. Catalog is sometimes spelled catalogue, and cataloger is sometimes spelled cataloguer.The list that the cataloger compiles is also called a catalog. Cataloger is often used in the context of the formal recording of items in a collection, such as that of a museum or library.Catalog also often refers to a printed copy of items available for purchase from a particular company. The company providing such catalogs can be called a cataloger, but this sense of the word isn’t all that commonly used anymore.Example: A team of catalogers has been working for months to document and record every last volume in the collection.
Etymology
Origin of cataloger
Example Sentences
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He consulted with scholars and catalogers, including Pflederer, carefully omitting his hypothesis about the date.
From Los Angeles Times
They were also keen catalogers of their own work, keeping copies of many pieces and the photographs used to construct them.
From New York Times
Ann Fabian, a historian at Rutgers University and a longtime friend of Reese’s, said that he saw dealers, collectors, auctioneers, catalogers and scholars as part of a “grand collaborative project that creates meaning and value.”
From New York Times
The boost continues a positive trend for catalogers that are defying those who predicted their demise in a digital world.
From Seattle Times
Julie Carlsen, a librarian and cataloger who curated the exhibition with Lomazow, called his collection “endlessly fascinating,” if a bit daunting to sort through in search of a clear narrative line.
From New York Times
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