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 Maria also consulted Michael Klinger, Advanced Sommelier (Level 3) and the Wine Director, and Mitchell Sayers, WSET Level 3 Sommelier and private wine event curator. Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025 Billy Tang stepped down as executive director and curator of Hong Kong’s Para Site on May 30. News Desk, Artforum, 3 June 2025 Joyce Zelen, curator of prints at the museum, told CNN that condoms would have been sold under the counter at the time. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 June 2025 Today, there are about 15 T-buildings, based on aerial maps of the former airfield, according to Sue Gillis, curator of the Boca Raton Historical Society. Michael Cook, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for curator
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Noun
  • Parents and guardians earning $200,000 a year or less are eligible to claim the full $2,000 credit per child through tax year 2025.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • Researchers gave the species a new common name: the Palawan guardian frog.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • But unless data is truly replicated widely, availability still hinges on just a few custodians.
    Viktor Trón, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The showrunners have worked closely with the Preservation Society of Newport County, custodian of more than a dozen historic residences, to get the kind of access that’s rarely granted to film crews.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Over a decades-long tenure at SEIU, Huerta oversaw organizing campaigns involving thousands of janitors and other service workers.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 June 2025
  • At 55, Goodall worked as a middle school janitor in Terre Haute, Ind.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Isabella’s a keeper with an assistant-manager title in the near future.
    Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 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
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  • The agency’s own policy requires detaining noncitizen parents or legal guardians, who are primary caretakers or have custody of minor children, in facilities close to their children.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 13 June 2025
  • Thanks to her bellowing sound, the brave caretaker saw the animal in danger and quickly jumped in the water to lift it to dry land.
    Allison Moses, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes you are handed a championship by race control and the stewards.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • However, after hearing both parties and taking into consideration all the evidence, the FIA stewards cleared Russell of any wrongdoing after several hours.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025

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“Curator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curator. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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