CURATOR

curator, conservator

(noun) the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

curator (plural curators)

A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.

One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.

A member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Cu*ra"tor (k-r"tr). n. Etym: [L., fr. curare to take care of, fr. cura care.]

1. One who has the care and superintendence of anything, as of a museum; a custodian; a keeper.

2. One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee; a guardian.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CRITICAL

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