preparator
noun
pre·par·a·tor
pri-ˈper-ə-tər 
pri-ˈpa-rə-tər
: one that prepares
specifically
: a person who prepares scientific specimens or museum displays
Examples of preparator in a Sentence
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Darren Tanke, a fossil preparator at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Alberta, found the specimen in the province’s Dinosaur Provincial Park and delicately removed it from the rock in which it was encased.
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Jeanne Timmons, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
Another preparator, Celeste Carballo, who wore a blue jumpsuit, was applying hairy tufts with a hot-glue gun.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
For 17 years, scientists (including paleontologists, geologists and fossil preparators) have worked on a project involving a unique type of titanosaurus.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2023
She was joined by Angelina Lippert, the museum’s lead curator, and Rob Leonardi, the exhibition’s preparator and fabricator.
—Adlan Jackson, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
Beneath it, Blasto Onyango, head preparator of the National Museums of Kenya, found a huge hominin molar.
—Byann Gibbons, science.org, 9 Feb. 2023
Tynsky’s horse, with the limestone coating carefully cleaned off by a preparator, quickly attracted a $1 million offer, rumored to be from the Field Museum.
—Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022
Michael Schmauder, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s lead preparator, created a copy of Apple Corps’ front door.
—Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 14 May 2022
Alison Douglas, an artist, and preparator at the Queensland Museum created an illustration of the prehistoric sea scorpion.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 23 Feb. 2022
Jeanne Timmons, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
Another preparator, Celeste Carballo, who wore a blue jumpsuit, was applying hairy tufts with a hot-glue gun.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
For 17 years, scientists (including paleontologists, geologists and fossil preparators) have worked on a project involving a unique type of titanosaurus.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2023
She was joined by Angelina Lippert, the museum’s lead curator, and Rob Leonardi, the exhibition’s preparator and fabricator.
—Adlan Jackson, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
Beneath it, Blasto Onyango, head preparator of the National Museums of Kenya, found a huge hominin molar.
—Byann Gibbons, science.org, 9 Feb. 2023
Tynsky’s horse, with the limestone coating carefully cleaned off by a preparator, quickly attracted a $1 million offer, rumored to be from the Field Museum.
—Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022
Michael Schmauder, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s lead preparator, created a copy of Apple Corps’ front door.
—Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 14 May 2022
Alison Douglas, an artist, and preparator at the Queensland Museum created an illustration of the prehistoric sea scorpion.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 23 Feb. 2022
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“Preparator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preparator. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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