registrar

noun

reg·​is·​trar ˈre-jə-ˌsträr 

: an official recorder or keeper of records: such as

a

: an officer of an educational institution responsible for registering students, keeping academic records, and corresponding with applicants and evaluating their credentials

b

: an admitting officer at a hospital

c

chiefly British : resident sense 3

Synonyms

• clerk
• register
• scribe
• secretary

Examples of registrar in a Sentence

got a copy of his transcript from the school's registrar

Recent Examples on the Web

The Los Angeles County registrar did not update results over the weekend — the last tally there was released at 5 p.m. on Friday — but Tran is leading there with 56.26% of the vote. —Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024

The Orange County registrar of voters does not independently verify the citizenship of people registering to vote, the release said. —Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024

For two decades, Cathy served her community by overseeing elections, as the county clerk and registrar of voters in Shasta County, California. —Katie Waldo, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

What's next: Within three days, Allen is to issue guidance to county registrars to restore voter registration records to those who should still be eligible, per the injunction. —April Rubin, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English registrer, from registren to register, from Anglo-French registrer, from Medieval Latin registrare, from registrum

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

registrar

noun

reg·​is·​trar ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr 

: an official who records or keeps records

Medical Definition

registrar

noun

reg·​is·​trar ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr 

1

: an admitting officer at a hospital

2

British : resident

Legal Definition

registrar

noun

reg·​is·​trar ˈre-jə-ˌsträr 

: an official recorder or keeper of records