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 The Frick Collection in New York has announced Aimee Ng as its next chief curator, effective this November. News Desk, Artforum, 6 Oct. 2025 Jessica Newell, an assistant curator at the Denver Zoo, told Axios that Baya and Rebecca are a good fit for each other. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025 The opening night will feature a conversation with exhibition curator, Rami Ozeri. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025 The exhibition—co-curated by professor and design historian Sebastian Grant and Barbara Paris Gifford, the museum’s senior curator of contemporary art, craft, and design—will feature over 150 works, separated into three thematic sections. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curator
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Noun
  • But one student's guardians thought the books listed by Boye were all inappropriate.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Audience members must be at least 12 years old; anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Raja, along with other library custodians and their legal representative, filed into the Israeli Magistrate Court to request an eviction order on the settlers.
    Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Comey was, and is, doing what that NASA custodian was doing – serving his country with passion and pride.
    Billy Ray, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Low-wage service workers, including cleaners, janitors, security guards, cafeteria workers and other staffers who keep buildings operating, are often out of luck.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Aside from the amphitheater’s good-natured janitor Beppo (Kim Bodnia), Momo’s most meaningful relationship is her friendship with Gino (Araloyin Oshunremi), a teenager working multiple jobs to help his mother Liliana (Jennifer Amaka Pettersson) support his siblings.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Risky to place such faith in a young keeper, but that is generally the Sunderland way.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The zoo posted on Facebook Friday night that its keepers are seeking name suggestions, with people flooding the comment section with ideas.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Five years later Augusta had a stroke, with Ed acting as primary caretaker.
    JR Radcliffe, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Five years later Augusta had a stroke, with Ed acting as primary caretaker.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These people serve as stewards of our public institutions and have the best interests of our children as their priority.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • While the film is a sexy, frothy romp, on the one hand, the film also casts Doris Day as Babe, a feisty union steward.
    Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025

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