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
Examples of registrar in a Sentence
got a copy of his transcript from the school's registrar
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Orange County registrar of voters Bob Page recommended that voters look at the signature on their driver’s license before signing their ballots and should consider sending in a new registration form if their signature has changed.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The chances of you strolling up to a domain registrar and snapping up a domain worth thousands of dollars is about the same as stumbling upon a Jackson Pollock in a thrift store.
—Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The registrar’s office has until Dec. 12 to verify the signatures from the first petition and Jan. 13 for this second one, Estanislau said.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 26 Nov. 2024
Her family moved from Guam and stayed in Austin due to the higher education opportunities, and she was hired on the spot after interviewing for a position at the registrar's office when her daughter, then a student at Huston-Tillotson, told her to apply.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The chances of you strolling up to a domain registrar and snapping up a domain worth thousands of dollars is about the same as stumbling upon a Jackson Pollock in a thrift store.
—Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The registrar’s office has until Dec. 12 to verify the signatures from the first petition and Jan. 13 for this second one, Estanislau said.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 26 Nov. 2024
Her family moved from Guam and stayed in Austin due to the higher education opportunities, and she was hired on the spot after interviewing for a position at the registrar's office when her daughter, then a student at Huston-Tillotson, told her to apply.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Registrar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/registrar. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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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
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