Plural of archivist

regular plural

The plural of archivist is archivists.

Forms of archivist

The billionaire’s will established a trust to create a staff of archivists that would chronicle and preserve his rise to prominence.
Archivists and librarians are the unsung worker ants whose scurryings make books such as this one possible.2007, Charlotte Sleigh, Six Legs Better: A Cultural History of Myrmecology. From the entry scurrying
He liked the new archivists, docketers, typists, printers, stenographers, binders, and second division clerks.1930, Sir Harold George Nicolson, Sir Arthur Nicolson, Bart., First Lord Carnock, page 326. From the entry docketer
If the one copy is corrupted, damaged or lost, there is no 'back-up': When It's Gone It's Gone (WIGIG) as the archivists say.2012, Roderick Neame, edited by Mike Olson, Health Informatics, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 13. From the entry WIGIG
This quirky realm is mostly populated by librarians, archivists and museum curators, plus the occasional anxious scientist and panicky megacorporate record clerk.2004 July 10, Bruce Sterling, “Delete our cultural heritage? The world is suffering from a dark and silent phenomenon known as 'digital…. From the entry digital decay

noun One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.

What is the plural of archivist?: The plural of archivist is archivists.
Is archivist countable?: Archivist is a countable noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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