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conservators

  • plural
    of conservator.
    conservator
    noun
    a person who conserves or preserves; preserver; protector.

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Last September, conservators completed a tricky operation to move the tapestry from its museum in northwestern Normandy, which it had not left since 1983, to a secret storage location.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Once in London, the tapestry will be displayed flat, for the first time, in a specially made glass case in a "choreography with I think 80 different conservators -- intensely careful, difficult work".

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

The artwork will reportedly occupy a train of its own, emptied of everyone except conservators and guards, and a police escort will be provided on both sides of the Channel.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Appropriately, “Unrolling Eternity” celebrates the ancient artists who created these magnificent “Books of the Dead” alongside the present-day conservators who have resurrected them.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

Of the disciples of the former, St. Bernard, who wrote in 1120, bears this testimony, "that they prided themselves in being the true successors of the apostles, and conservators of their doctrine."

From L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses by al.