curator

Definition of curatornext
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 Correspondence reviewed by Korte shows that Schweitzer later asked the museum’s curator to keep the watercolor safe after the exhibition and help find a buyer for it. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026 There was a lot of pressure on meteorologists to get the forecast right, says James Taylor, the principal curator at the Imperial War Museums in the United Kingdom. Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 May 2026 Martin Blackburn Martin is a documentary, commercial and branded filmmaker currently independently co-producing his debut feature documentary about Raphael, a music curator who built a global audience through his mixes. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 May 2026 Three curators on staff taste 20 to 40 coffees a week and recommend their favorites to customers. Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for curator
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Noun
  • Due to safety concerns, the age restriction for overwater villa stays is 13 and up, though parents or guardians can sign a waiver upon booking.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
  • Their protagonists tend to be runaways—men who join whaling expeditions in their haste to dodge the malaise that sets in on shore, boys who board rafts floating down the Mississippi to evade their guardians and their chores.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The forgers of the future have become custodians of an optimistic past.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • Institutions still need clearinghouses, custodians, reporting systems, market surveillance, and legal accountability.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • In 1952, the Sherskys closed Three Feathers and Q was left roaming Knoxville, selling to schoolteachers, promoters, and even janitors.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
  • Software developers, accountants, and management consultants sit at the top of both rankings; electricians, janitors, and construction laborers sit at the bottom.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Goalkeeper Mike Penders, who spent last season on loan at Strasbourg, will be in contention to be the first-choice keeper, along with Robert Sanchez.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • And that activism – being a brother’s keeper – was evident in his personal life as well.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Nothing has been touched since the artist’s death in 2009 except for dust removed by a neighbor and caretaker.
    Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Long-term care insurance will help pay for an in-home caretaker (of which family and friends may be eligible) or offset the costs associated with external facilities.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • In Tanzania, Singita is the steward of a 350,000-acre (about 550 square miles) private concession along the Western corridor of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, known as Singita Grumeti Reserves.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Bilton is replacing Tanya Simon, a longtime senior steward of the show and a daughter of one of its former correspondents, Bob Simon.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 June 2026

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“Curator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curator. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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