preparator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of preparator
1755–65; < Late Latin praeparātor preparer, equivalent to praeparā ( re ) to prepare + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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The scan was performed at the Yale Chemical and Biophysical Imaging Center by former Peabody Museum senior preparator Marilyn Fox.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Beneath it, Blasto Onyango, head preparator of the National Museums of Kenya, found a huge hominin molar.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 8, 2023
Her early work as a fossil preparator didn’t even include the possibility of fossil skin.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
Michael Schmauder, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s lead preparator, created a copy of Apple Corps’ front door.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2022
This subject is more of interest to the museum preparator than the home taxidermist, but a short consideration of it is not out of place here.
From Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration by Albert B. Farnham
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