Rare and archaic; a person in charge of a library, i.e. a librarian.
The bibliothecary unlocked the reading room each morning.
Le bibliothécaire ouvrait la salle de lecture chaque matin.
Synonyms
library keeper
library attendant
library curator
head librarian
chief librarian
library director
custodian of the library
keeper of books
Rare; chiefly historical or literary. Used mainly attributively or in formal descriptions.
The university preserved a bibliothecary collection of rare manuscripts.
L’université a conservé une collection bibliothécaire de manuscrits rares.