librarian

«librarian» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who works in a library, looks after the books… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a librarian, librarians)

meaning for a pupil

A librarian is a person who works in a library, looks after the books and helps people find books and information. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school life, the school librarian helps you choose books, use the catalogue and find reliable information online; some schools have pupil librarians. In everyday life, public librarians run story times and lend books, films and games. Phrases: school librarian, ask the librarian, pupil librarian.

examples

• The librarian helped me find a book about sharks. tree →
• Ask the librarian how to borrow a book. tree →
• Our school librarian reads us stories. tree →
• The librarian stamped my library card. tree →
• She wants to be a librarian when she grows up. tree →
• The librarian asked us to speak quietly. tree →
• I am a pupil librarian on Fridays. tree →
• The librarian put the returned books back on the shelves. tree →

note

Countable. Starts with «l»: a librarian. Spelled library + an (y changes to i). Do not confuse library (place to borrow books) with bookshop (place to buy books).

In the corpora

• If a library book is damaged, you tell the librarian when you return it.
• If you lose or damage a library book, you tell the librarian honestly; hiding it is worse than paying for it.
• Tall shelves can tip if climbed, so use the step stool or ask the librarian.
• A damaged library book is shown to the librarian, who can fix or replace it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «librarian» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.