Synonyms of curator

curator 1 of 2

noun (1)

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

Related Words

• guardian
• custodian
• janitor
• keeper
• caretaker
• steward
• warden
• cocurator
• watchman
• sexton

curators

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of curator

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

Related Words

• guardians
• janitors
• custodians
• keepers
• caretakers
• stewards
• wardens
• cocurators
• watchmen
• sextons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of curator

Noun

Correspondence reviewed by Korte shows that Schweitzer later asked the museum’s curator to keep the watercolor safe after the exhibition and help find a buyer for it. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026

There was a lot of pressure on meteorologists to get the forecast right, says James Taylor, the principal curator at the Imperial War Museums in the United Kingdom. —Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 May 2026

Noun

For six decades, Anacostia has been the only Smithsonian where residents are at once visitors, subjects of study, curators, and producers. —Camille Borders, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

Initially this brought an overdue celebration of figures, like Fred Eversley, Jack Whitten, and Howardena Pindell, who had been working within high-modernist modes but had been discriminated against by white curators, dealers, and critics. —Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026