registrar

«registrar» in Mova's school dictionary: An official who keeps records, especially of births… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a registrar, registrars)

meaning for a pupil

1) An official who keeps records, especially of births, marriages and deaths. tree →

2) (school, university) The person in charge of student records and admissions. tree →

3) (UK, medicine) A hospital doctor in training to become a consultant (a senior specialist). tree →

sense in the lessons

In citizenship lessons and adult life: in the UK, a baby's birth must be registered with the registrar, and couples can be married by a registrar at a register office instead of in church. In hospitals, «the registrar will see you» means a fairly senior doctor. Phrases: «register office», «the registrar of births, marriages and deaths».

examples

• Mum and Dad took my baby sister's birth certificate from the registrar. tree →
• My aunt was married by a registrar at the town hall. tree →
• The university registrar keeps all the students' records. tree →
• The registrar checked the names before the wedding. tree →
• A registrar came to look at Grandpa's X-ray. tree →
• When someone dies, the family tells the registrar. tree →

note

Countable noun; ends in «-ar» (not «-er»). Stress: REJ-is-trar or rej-is-TRAR. «Register office» (often called «registry office») is where the registrar works.

Trees and pragmatics

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