registrar

[ rej-uh-strahr, rej-uh-strahr ]
/ ˈrɛdʒ əˌstrɑr, ˌrɛdʒ əˈstrɑr /
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noun

a person who keeps a record; an official recorder.
an agent of a bank, trust company, or other corporation who is responsible for certifying and registering issues of securities.
an official at a school or college who maintains students' personal and academic records, issues reports of grades, mails out official publications, etc.

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Origin of registrar

1350–1400; alteration (see -ar2) of earlier registrary < Medieval Latin registrārius (see register, -ary); replacing earlier registrer, Middle English registrer < Anglo-French (Old French registreur) < Medieval Latin registrātor, equivalent to registrā(re) to register + -tor -tor

OTHER WORDS FROM registrar

reg·is·trar·ship, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH registrar

register registrar

Words nearby registrar

registered nurse, registered post, registered representative, registered trademark, registrant, registrar, registrate, registration, registration document, registration number, registration plate
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Words related to registrar

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British Dictionary definitions for registrar

registrar
/ (ˌrɛdʒɪˈstrɑː, ˈrɛdʒɪˌstrɑː) /

noun

a person who keeps official records
an administrative official responsible for student records, enrolment procedure, etc, in a school, college, or university
British and NZ a hospital doctor senior to a houseman but junior to a consultant, specializing in either medicine (medical registrar) or surgery (surgical registrar)
Australian the chief medical administrator of a large hospital
mainly US a person employed by a company to maintain a register of its security issues

Derived forms of registrar

registrarship, noun
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Medical definitions for registrar

registrar
[ rĕj′ĭ-strär′, rĕj′ĭ-strär′ ]

n.

An admitting officer in a hospital.
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