curator

as in guardian
a person who is in charge of the things in a museum, zoo, etc. a curator seeking an addition to the collection

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Recent Examples of curator The Originals star, 36, married art advisor and curator Bernard Lagrange in New York City on May 10. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 The robot is seen helping an art curator remember details about every artwork present in the museum using its eidetic memory in the new video. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025 Shamos, the in-house curator at the University of Denver, has collaborated with the school’s Prison Arts Initiative. Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025 The process of returning remains to the Prairie Island Indian Community this week began in the 1990s when the Science Museum of Minnesota first published its inventories of human remains, according to Ed Fleming, a curator at the museum. Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curator
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Noun
  • The men and women who bear the daily burden of this war—the fighters, frontline defenders, and those suffering under occupation—are the true guardians of Ukraine's democratic future.
    Oleksandra Matviichuk, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • How to volunteer at MADACC Adults over 18 and children between 13 and 17 accompanied by a guardian can volunteer at MADACC.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • He was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center after the custodian reported the attack to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Cantor Fitzgerald will act as reserve custodian and primary dealer.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Downtrodden ultra-nerd janitor Melvin Ferd (Mark Torgl) takes a tumble into a massive vat of nuclear waste and becomes the titular crime-busting monster (Mitch Cohen) — part Superman, part Swamp Thing, completely toxic.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The janitor’s closet at the back of The Barbershop.
    Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the weeks after, a lighthouse keeper reported the ship’s masts breaking the lake surface, and fishermen caught pieces of the vessel in their nets.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The next week, a lighthouse keeper reported seeing the masts of the King protruding from the water in the shipping lane — an important clue regarding where the King lay hidden.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Poggi is just the caretaker who’s running the team during Moore’s suspension, which is tied to the NCAA’s ruling in the Connor Stalions impermissible scouting investigation.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The show followed Fran Fine (Drescher), a trendy Jewish woman who becomes the caretaker for the three children of a Broadway producer (Shaughnessy).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • That new capability could contribute materially to improving the board’s ability to serve as a steward of the firm’s capital and reputation.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • However, he has now been handed a reprimand by the stewards for failing to slow under a yellow flag that was triggered after his teammate Lando Norris hit the wall at Turn 4.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025

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