ˈrejə̇ˌsträr, -strȧ(r, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by Medieval Latin registrarius ) of registrer
1. : one who registers : an official recorder or keeper of records
a registrar of voters
a registrar of a diocese
as
a. : an officer of an educational institution charged with registering students, keeping academic records, issuing official information (as catalogs and bulletins), corresponding with candidates for admission, and evaluating their credentials
b. : an agent of a corporation (as a bank or trust company) appointed to keep account of and to authenticate issues of stocks and bonds
c. : an admitting officer at a hospital
d. : a guard at the entrance to a national forest who tells people of the forest laws and who keeps records of hunters and the game they bring out
2. : a registering contrivance : register 8
3. Britain : resident 4a