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 Valland, the subject of my new book, The Art Spy, was a curator with the Musées Nationaux before joining the French Resistance, working undercover inside the Nazis’ Paris-looting headquarters, the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (E.R.R.), led by Alfred Rosenberg and Hermann Göring. Michelle Young, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025 Some fans see themselves as curators of their favorite star’s image, and when reality doesn’t align with fantasy, the response can turn hostile. Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 In the Curator’s Words is an occasional series that takes a critical look at current exhibitions through the eyes of curators. Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025 Where: Palazzo Franchetti, San Marco A Cultural Hub on the Water Artist, curator, and artistic director Laura Riolfatto has transformed Venice's historic shipyards into something the city desperately needed: a sophisticated cultural playground that actually works. Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curator
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Noun
  • Younger children must be registered by a parent or guardian and re-register upon turning 14.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Thomas is now representing Kevin Hunter, who takes issue with no longer being paid severance from his divorce, in a lawsuit that looks to replace Morrissey as Williams’ guardian and a court order mandating a reassessment of money owed to him.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Our government is the custodian of public trust and taxpayer funds and we as citizens have every right to insist on transparency and accountability.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
  • As custodians of the ultimate game of failure, baseball people are wired to fear the worst possible outcomes.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Jerusalem branch of the Vatican’s Caritas federation named two of the dead as Saad Salameh, 60, the church’s janitor, and Fumayya Ayyad, 84, who had been sitting inside a Caritas psychosocial support tent when the blast sent shrapnel and debris flying.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 20 July 2025
  • The Catholic charity Caritas Jerusalem said the parish’s 60-year-old janitor and an 84-year-old woman receiving psychosocial support inside a Caritas tent in the church compound were killed in the attack.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.
    Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Parent, who was visiting the home’s caretaker, was shot to death.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The vehicle was located later that morning by a local caretaker, Military Police told CNN Brazil.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Paradis Suite where the paintings hang was the recent hotel stay of Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz, stewards of the private Dean Collection.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
  • This example of the model has had only two stewards since leaving the factory in Molsheim, France.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2025

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