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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And mandatory mail voting in the 2020 general election helped hasten the shift away from in-person voting— a shift that Cynthia Paes, the county registrar of voters, notes was already well underway.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
December Richmond's registrar resigned after months of misconduct allegations, Hotel Petersburg opened, and Youngkin invited Trump staffers to move to Virginia.
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The vote counts on these pages update periodically as results are reported by the Associated Press and county registrars.
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According to the German Personal Status Act, however, registrars must register the name and the gender of the child in the birth register, the Library of Congress Blogs reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
December Richmond's registrar resigned after months of misconduct allegations, Hotel Petersburg opened, and Youngkin invited Trump staffers to move to Virginia.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
The vote counts on these pages update periodically as results are reported by the Associated Press and county registrars.
—Los Angeles Times Data and Graphics Department, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Find Out the Unique Name She Chose Off a Grave
According to the German Personal Status Act, however, registrars must register the name and the gender of the child in the birth register, the Library of Congress Blogs reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Registrar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/registrar. Accessed 4 Apr. 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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