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 Bergdorf Goodman’s chief retail officer Melissa Xides accepted the Inspiration Award from curator Harold Koda, whom many still associate with his former post at The Metropolitan Museum of Arts Costume Institute. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 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, 2 Nov. 2025 In what is believed to be the first of its kind at a major art museum, the Fondation Beyeler has appointed Swiss academic Rahel Kesselring as its inaugural botanical curator. Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025 Some institutions have seen funding losses, leadership changes and pressure on administrators and curators. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curator
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Noun
  • The United States has traditionally acted as the guardian of this system.
    John Kerry, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Kids aged 7 to 18 can also walk in for the shot without a prescription, as long as a parent or guardian gives consent and talks it over with the pharmacist.
    Evan Moore November 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Onuba counseled now is the time to take another page from PE, which is their operating partner model, where operating partners sit between management and assets, thereby becoming custodians for the post asset-value integration.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Ahuja noted that institutional infrastructure for bitcoin—custodians, liquidity providers, and banks—has matured significantly over the past several years, creating greater stability.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The same workers who keep this country running every single day—home care aides, teachers, bus drivers and janitors who can’t afford to get sick.
    Linda Goler Blount, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In Indiana, a church hired a janitor convicted of molesting a 7-year-old girl.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The team’s first four 2025 draft picks look like keepers.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Orangutans sometimes spend weeks finding the necessary materials (wires, bolts, screws), hiding their elaborate preparations from their keepers, and awaiting the perfect moment to execute their plans.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Morelli is a husband and father with a 9-year-old daughter and the sole caretaker of his 79-year-old mother, per the memo from Joslin, who requested a sentence of 27-33 months.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Her caretakers were identified as Enrique Junior Navedo, 43, and Loy Lynn La Pierre, 58.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • However, the complaint claims neither Carnival’s cabin stewards nor the housekeepers ever took any action.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In making Lin and Grady co-stewards, Sequoia is returning to the successful formula last employed when partners Michael Moritz and Doug Leone served as co-stewards.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025

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