curator
Americannoun
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the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
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a person who selects content for presentation, as on a website.
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a manager; superintendent.
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Law. a guardian of a minor or any other person who is unable to care for their own affairs, especially with regard to their property.
noun
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the administrative head of a museum, art gallery, or similar institution
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law a guardian of a minor, mentally ill person, etc
Other Word Forms
- curatorial adjective
- curatorship noun
- subcurator noun
- subcuratorial adjective
- subcuratorship noun
Etymology
Origin of curator
First recorded in 1325–75; from Latin, equivalent to cūrā(re) “to care for, attend to” ( cure ) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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Those who find treasure will be contacted either by a Finds Liaison Officer or museum curator to discuss the find.
From BBC
“I’m not sure about that. I feel like I’m a curator of the material, but I can’t wait to train up someone younger and say, ‘You go and take this.’”
From Los Angeles Times
The aim is to raise public awareness about the "physical reality" of the conflict, museum curator Wieland Giebel told AFP.
From Barron's
“You get to the Americas, and the place is giant,” said Eric D. Singleton, a curator at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
From Los Angeles Times
In 1913, on the advice of a British Museum curator, Routledge sailed to Easter Island, where she would carry out the first scholarly study of the island’s monuments and traditions.
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