registrar

American  

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

noun

• registrars
  plural

1. a person who keeps a record; an official recorder.

2. an agent of a bank, trust company, or other corporation who is responsible for certifying and registering issues of securities.

3. 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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registrar British  

/ ˌrɛdʒɪˈstrɑː, ˈrɛdʒɪˌstrɑː /

noun

1. a person who keeps official records

2. an administrative official responsible for student records, enrolment procedure, etc, in a school, college, or university

3. a hospital doctor senior to a houseman but junior to a consultant, specializing in either medicine ( medical registrar ) or surgery ( surgical registrar )

4. the chief medical administrator of a large hospital

5. a person employed by a company to maintain a register of its security issues

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• registrarship
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• registrars
  plural

Etymology

Origin of registrar

1350–1400; alteration ( see -ar ²) of earlier registrary < Medieval Latin registrārius ( register, -ary ); replacing earlier registrer, Middle English registrer < Anglo-French ( Old French registreur ) < Medieval Latin registrātor, equivalent to registrā ( re ) to register + -tor -tor

Explanation

A registrar is the head of a university's record-keeping department. It's the job of the registrar to keep track of class schedules and a record of students' grades. At a college or university, the registrar is the person who's responsible for keeping accurate records of classes, students, and grades. You might visit the registrar if your schedule needs to be changed, or when you want a copy of your transcript to send to a graduate school or for a fellowship application. Registrar comes from the Medieval Latin registrarius, "one who keeps a record,"

Example Sentences

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Ayola told BBC Radio Wales' Lucy Owen that she guessed the scene was a "wedding, a birth or a funeral" and then guessed Jones wanted her as a registrar for a wedding.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

In Los Angeles County, turnout jumped from 28% of eligible voters in the 2022 primary to 38% this June, according to the county registrar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

Jesse Salinas, the voter registrar, assessor, and clerk-recorder of California’s Yolo County who serves as president of the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials, said there is a tradeoff between speed and security.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

Dr Melissa Ryan, 45, a paediatric registrar, said she was frustrated that the government was cutting training places and some children were waiting years for assessments.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

A friendly registrar greets us in the office and looks over Sunny's transcript.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Bonta also said that the state would dispatch observers — potentially from his office, the secretary of state and county registrars — to watch the federal monitors at polling places.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025

Both registrars thought they could finish the job in time to certify the county’s presidential election results by the Dec. 3 deadline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024

The registrars need to confirm if that’s true, because it would mean the person is also ineligible to vote.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024

Firstly, there are more than 1,000 domain registrars.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023

Reese explained that the teachers had asked the board of registrars to set aside a day each week for employees of the public schools to register as voters.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman