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curator

[ kyoo-rey-ter, kyoor-ey- kyoor-uh-ter ]

noun

  1. the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
  2. a person who selects content for presentation, as on a website.
  3. a manager; superintendent.
  4. Law. a guardian of a minor or any other person who is unable to care for their own affairs, especially with regard to their property.


curator

/ ˌkjʊərəˈtɔːrɪəl; kjʊəˈreɪtə /

noun

  1. the administrative head of a museum, art gallery, or similar institution
  2. law a guardian of a minor, mentally ill person, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴǰˌ󾱱, noun
  • curatorial, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ··ٴ·· [ky, oo, r-, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
  • ·tǰ·󾱱 noun
  • ܲc·tǰ noun
  • ܲc··ٴ۾· adjective
  • sub·tǰ·󾱱 noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of curator1

First recorded in 1325–75; from Latin, equivalent to ū() “to care for, attend to” ( cure ) + -tor -tor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of curator1

C14: from Latin: one who cares, from ū to care for, from ū care
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Example Sentences

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The result, smartly conceived by guest curator and the artist’s longtime friend Gregory Evans, decisively shifts the frame to Bachardy as living a life among diverse artists.

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But then there’s the next layer — Cami as a curator, not just of aesthetics but of ideas, thought pieces and dissertations on everything you can think of.

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But recently curators were looking through the museum's catalogue and realised there was a second book that that had been overlooked.

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Far from it: Nadel, a museum curator and comics expert, expresses palpable admiration for Crumb, and sympathy for a peripatetic upbringing that could quietly be as macabre as anything he drew.

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Scroll through for a personalized curator’s note and preview of the artworks on view.

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