curator
[kyoo-rey-ter, kyoo r-ey- for 1–3; kyoo r-uh-ter for 4]
- the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- a person who selects content for presentation, as on a website.
- a manager; superintendent.
- Law. a guardian of a minor, lunatic, or other incompetent, especially with regard to his or her property.
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Origin of curator
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Contemporary Examples
The curator had wanted the artists to produce work while they were in Europe in order to prove their talent to any skeptics.
To find out more, The Daily Beast spoke to curator Donald Albrecht.
Bringing pieces from the two collections together gives a fresh perspective to them, says Janet Bishop, an SFMOMA curator.
“That was brought to us by a curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York,” he explains.
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April 29, 2014
A Call To Action is, with Carter acting as curator and commentator, the public record and statement of that conference.
Historical Examples
Every now and then he and the curator fell back on each other's company.
Marriage la modeMrs. Humphry Ward
The whole collected by the Curator at Aylestone, August, 1883.
Practical TaxidermyMontagu Browne
Every six years must I pay an attorney to dispute and quarrel with the curator.
The Life and Adventures of Baron TrenckBaron Trenck
Therefore, not only is he the curator of souls, but also the representative of the government.
The curator of his city sent him in chains to the proconsul.
curator
- the administrative head of a museum, art gallery, or similar institution
- law, mainly Scot a guardian of a minor, mentally ill person, etc
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Word Origin
C14: from Latin: one who cares, from cūrāre to care for, from cūra care
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Word Origin and History for curator
n.
mid-14c., from Latin curator "overseer, manager, guardian," agent noun from curatus, past participle of curare (see cure (v.)). Originally of those put in charge of minors, lunatics, etc.; meaning "officer in charge of a museum, library, etc." is from 1660s.
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