Definition

1. Noun:
   • An official responsible for keeping records: A person whose job is to maintain official records, often in an educational, legal, or corporate context.
   • A university administrator: Specifically, a senior official in a college or university responsible for maintaining student records, registering students, and overseeing related administrative functions.
   • A corporate officer: In finance, a person or entity appointed by a company to keep a record of its shareholders and bondholders.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The hospital registrar recorded all births and deaths. (The hospital official maintained the official records of births and deaths.)
  • Students must submit their forms to the university registrar. (Students must give their forms to the university's record-keeping administrator.)
  • The company's registrar manages the list of stock owners. (The corporate officer maintains the register of shareholders.)

Advanced Usage

• "Registrar General": The head official of a general register office, typically responsible for national records of births, marriages, and deaths.

  • The Registrar General issued the official population statistics.

• "Domain name registrar": A company authorized to register and manage internet domain names for the public.

  • I purchased my website address through an accredited domain name registrar.

Variants and Related Words

• Register (n/v): The official list or book for recording items; to record formally.
  • Please register for the course online.
• Registration (n): The act of registering or an entry in a register.
  • Vehicle registration is required by law.
• Registrable (adj): Capable of or eligible for being registered.
  • A trademark must be distinctive to be registrable.

Synonyms

• Recorder: An official who keeps records.
• Clerk: An office worker who handles records and administrative tasks.
• Archivist: A professional responsible for preserving historical records.

Related Phrases

• Office of the Registrar: The administrative department headed by the registrar.

  • Transcript requests are processed by the Office of the Registrar.

• Registrar's office: The physical location where the registrar's administrative work is conducted.

  • You can get your enrollment certificate at the registrar's office.

Noun

1. someone responsible for keeping records
2. the administrator responsible for student records
3. a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company