co·cu·ra·tor | \ ˌkō-ˈkyu̇r-ˌā-tər 
, -ˈkyər-; -kyu̇-ˈrā-; -ˈkyu̇r-ə-, -ˈkyər- \
, -ˈkyər-; -kyu̇-ˈrā-; -ˈkyu̇r-ə-, -ˈkyər- \variants:
or co-curator
plural cocurators or co-curators
Definition of cocurator
: one who shares the duties of curating something (such as an exhibit) with one or more others
Organized by Kendall, with cocurators Douglas Druick of the Art Institute of Chicago and John Leighton of London's National Gallery, it is the first exhibition to focus on this period.— Martin Bailey He was a co-curator of the MFA's award-winning 53-gallery Art of the Americas Wing … — Greenwich Post
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Other Words from cocurator
cocurate \ ˌkō-ˈkyu̇r-ˌāt , -ˈkyər- ; -kyu̇-ˈrāt \ or co-curate transitive verb cocurated or co-curated; cocurating or co-curating
, -ˈkyər- ; -kyu̇-ˈrāt \ or co-curate transitive verb cocurated or co-curated; cocurating or co-curating Cocurated by Kammen, [the exhibition] will include three oil paintings in Kammen's private collection … — Rick Perlstein
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The first known use of cocurator was in 1849
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