documentalist

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noun

A person, especially a librarian, who is an expert in documents and documentation.

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Meanings

noundocumentalist (plural documentalists)

plural documentalists

  1. A person, especially a librarian, who is an expert in documents and documentation.

Origin

From documental + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan documentalista
  • documentalistaexpert in documents and documentation
Finnish dokumentalisti
  • dokumentalistiexpert in documents and documentation
Indonesian dokumentalis
  • dokumentalisexpert in documents and documentation
Italian documentalista
  • documentalistaexpert in documents and documentation
Spanish documentalista
  • documentalistaexpert in documents and documentation
Cite this entry
APA

documentalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/documentalist

MLA

“documentalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/documentalist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “documentalist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/documentalist.

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