as in guardians
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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Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Fiona, the curator, no longer trying to hide her irritation, is insisting the paintings have a descriptive title at the very least.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
The inaugural installation—a collaboration of 45 curators—takes the world’s major bodies of water as its organizing principle, linking, for instance, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026
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Obergfell also used the time to explore ceramics as a way of expanding his practice, taking a class — along with his wife, curator Cortney Lane Stell — from local artist Bruce Price.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Fiona, the curator, no longer trying to hide her irritation, is insisting the paintings have a descriptive title at the very least.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
But our sincere compliments to the curators.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
The inaugural installation—a collaboration of 45 curators—takes the world’s major bodies of water as its organizing principle, linking, for instance, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Curator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curator. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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