registrar

[rej-uh-strahr, rej-uh-strahr]

noun

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.

registrar

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• registrarship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of registrar¹

1350–1400; alteration ( -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

Example Sentences

If you don’t live in one of these counties, check your local county registrar’s office.

From Los Angeles Times

The registrar of voters constantly works to verify, update and confirm information on voter rolls, and Page said the agency regularly updates the rolls for deaths or other changes.

From Los Angeles Times

"Since the case files, servers, and the courtroom were severely damaged in the fire, the hearings scheduled for today have been postponed," said a notice issued by the Supreme Court's chief registrar.

From BBC

In January, the Orange County Grand Jury published a report concluding that the registrar exhibited the “highest level of integrity” in the 2024 election and that there was no evidence of voter fraud.

From Los Angeles Times

For the past 22 years, Mrs Butcher has been a ceremonies registrar, travelling across North Yorkshire to perform the legally binding part of marriages or civil partnerships.

From BBC