conservator

[ kon-ser-vey-ter, kuh n-sur-vuh- ]

/ ˈkɒn sərˌveɪ tər, kənˈsɜr və- /

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noun

a person who conserves or preserves; preserver; protector.

a person who repairs, restores, or maintains the condition of objects, as paintings or sculptures in an art museum, or books in a library.

Law. a guardian; a custodian.

British. a person employed by the conservancy commission; a conservation worker.

Words nearby conservator

conservative jew, conservative judaism, conservative party, conservatize, conservatoire, conservator, conservatorium, conservatory, conserve, consett, consider

Origin of conservator

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin, equivalent to conservā(re) (see conserve) + -tor -tor

OTHER WORDS FROM conservator

con·serv·a·to·ri·al

[kuh n-sur-vuh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-] /kənˌsɜr vəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjectivecon·ser·va·tor·ship, nounsub·con·ser·va·tor, noun

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Examples from the Web for conservator

Later, a Riverside judge ruled that Mills would remain as the conservator of her estate.
Etta James’s Son Donto Says Addiction Was Part of Famed Singer’s Life|Christine Pelisek|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A judge ruled that Mills would remain as the conservator of her estate.
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Not until the Governor of the State, the judge who committed me, and my conservator come to this door will I open it.
A Mind That Found Itself|Clifford Whittingham Beers
Shortly after he went upon this errand, my conservator appeared.
A Mind That Found Itself|Clifford Whittingham Beers

Late in December I was permitted to send letters to my conservator.
A Mind That Found Itself|Clifford Whittingham Beers
It is a conservator of heat and electricity as it is a good insulator.
Valere Aude|Louis Dechmann
The Romish church was the conservator of the art-triumphs of the Middle Ages.
History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology|John F. Hurst

British Dictionary definitions for conservator

conservator

/ (ˈkɒnsəˌveɪtə, kənˈsɜːvə-) /

noun

a person who conserves or keeps safe; custodian, guardian, or protector

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conservator

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