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curator

noun

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 How curators transported the tapestry to London Before the tapestry's transport, curators did months of test runs with a replica. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 Bechtler curator Katia Zavistovski collaborated with South Korean native and contemporary artist Jiha Moon to organize a show drawn from the museum’s collection and interspersed with Moon’s own works. — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026 Artist and curator Fatima Laster opened the gallery in 2018 by converting the former Johnson-Goolsby Funeral Home. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The curators have made efforts to bring the museum up-to-date, and in these the building—its architecture and decoration—is their most valuable ally. — Benjamin Moser, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for curator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curator
  1. guardian
  2. custodian
  3. janitor
  4. keeper
  5. caretaker
  6. steward
Noun
  • The organization claimed in the lawsuit that the state law violated equal protection for minors and the due process rights of parents and guardians to obtain necessary medical care for their child.
    — Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Parents or guardians of minors could have been held responsible for administrative penalties.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of guardian
Noun
  • Process owners are becoming the custodians of enterprise autonomy, a responsibility that’s arriving faster than most teams expected.
    — Rajesh Gharpure, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • According to the Reza website, the brand actually dates back to the mid-1700s when the emperor of Persia selected the ancestors of the Reza family as custodians of the royal treasury eventually to serve as royal jewelers of Persia.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of custodian
Noun
  • As Mona loses herself in her character, a building superintendent named Miss Danielle, her wardrobe, courtesy of costume designer Stacey Battat, goes from prim cardigans to ripped jeans to an actual coverall she’s stolen from a janitor.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • That year, Klum went out with a bang, winning the competition with her Golden Buzzer act, singing janitor Richard Goodall.
    — Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of janitor
Noun
  • Hornicek came onto the radar having been identified by Newcastle’s data team — which is headed up by Sudarshan Gopaladesikan, the technical director — as a future top-class ’keeper.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • So Wingard amicably parted ways with Godzilla’s keepers in order to reconnect with the types of films that first put him on the map.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of keeper
Noun
  • Most recently, Jackson’s namesake was appointed Burnley’s caretaker manager until the end of the 2025/26 season.
    — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • During his testimony, the prosecution produced a spiral notebook in which Clancy had left instructions for caretakers on when to put down the baby, which vegetables to prepare for dinner, how to cut up the sweet potatoes.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of caretaker
Noun
  • As stewards of the largest contiguous open space on Aquidneck Island, our biggest challenge is scale.
    — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Much to the stewards’ relief, no pitch encroachment took place.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of steward

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