curator

noun

cu·ra·tor | \ ˈkyu̇r-ˌā-tər

, ˈkyər-; kyu̇-ˈrā-; ˈkyu̇r-ə-, ˈkyər-

Definition of curator

: one who has the care and superintendence of something especially : one in charge of a museum, zoo, or other place of exhibit

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Other Words from curator

curatorial \ ˌkyu̇r-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl

, ˌkyər- \ adjective

curatorship \ ˈkyu̇r-ˌā-tər-ˌship

, ˈkyər- ; kyu̇-ˈrā- ; ˈkyu̇r-ə- , ˈkyər- \ noun

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Black, and Ryan Myers-Johnson, who is the executive director and curator behind the Sidewalk Detroit festival. — Ryan Patrick Hooper, Detroit Free Press, "Cranbrook's sprawling, ambitious 'Landlord Colors' exhibit connects Detroit to the world," 20 June 2019 The show originated at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, where Benedetti is assistant curator. — Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, "Crystal Bridges exhibit ‘Men of Steel, Women of Wonder’ lands in San Antonio," 19 June 2019 Two staff positions have already been endowed — curator and librarian — and at least one more, the head of educational programs, is on the way; the college may also seek to endow the position of public health director. — Stephan Salisbury, https://www.inquirer.com, "Mutter Museum launching $25 million expansion drive," 5 June 2019 Newman is director/curator of the Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College; Cote is senior coordinator at Jerald Melberg Gallery. — Grace Cote, charlotteobserver, "Here’s what’s coming up in Charlotte’s visual arts," 4 June 2019 Davies-Okundaye is a legendary curator and designer who works with some of the best artists within the African diaspora to showcase their work. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "Inside Nigeria Creative Week With Stylist Ade Samuel," 15 May 2019 After years as chief curator of New York’s Museum of Modern Art and director of its edgy offshoot in Queens, MoMA PS1, Mr. Biesenbach, who was born and raised in Germany, has decamped to the West Coast. — Kelly Crow, WSJ, "A Star Curator Falls in Love With Los Angeles," 27 Apr. 2019 Paola Antonelli, MoMA’s senior curator of architecture and design and director of research and development said. — Olivia Martin, Town & Country, "Lexus Presents Seventh Annual Design Award Winner to Lisa Marks," 18 Apr. 2019 Maira Liriano, the chief librarian and curator of the center’s Green Book collection, told me. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Green Book builds a feel-good comedy atop an artifact of shameful segregation. Yikes.," 7 Jan. 2019

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curator

noun

English Language Learners Definition of curator

: a person who is in charge of the things in a museum, zoo, etc.

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curator

noun

cu·ra·tor | \ ˈkyu̇r-ˌā-tər

, kyu̇-ˈrā-, ˈkyu̇r-ə-\

Kids Definition of curator

: a person in charge of a museum or zoo

curator

noun

cu·ra·tor | \ ˈkyu̇r-ˌā-tər, kyu̇-ˈrā-tər

Legal Definition of curator

in the civil law of Louisiana : a person appointed by a court to care for the property of an absent person or to care for the person or property of someone mentally incapable of doing so — compare committee, conservator, guardian, interdict, tutor