curator

[kyoo-rey-ter, kyoor-ey-, kyoor-uh-ter]

noun

1. the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.

2. a person who selects content for presentation, as on a website.

3. a manager; superintendent.

4. Law.,  a guardian of a minor or any other person who is unable to care for their own affairs, especially with regard to their property.

curator

/ ˌkjʊərəˈtɔːrɪəl, kjʊəˈreɪtə /

noun

1. the administrative head of a museum, art gallery, or similar institution

2. law a guardian of a minor, mentally ill person, etc

Other Word Forms

• curatorial adjective
• curatorship noun
• subcurator noun
• subcuratorial adjective
• subcuratorship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of curator¹

First recorded in 1325–75; from Latin, equivalent to cūrā(re) “to care for, attend to” ( cure ) + -tor -tor

Word History and Origins

Origin of curator¹

C14: from Latin: one who cares, from cūrāre to care for, from cūra care

Example Sentences

It even has a theme song titled “Here Comes the Warrior” by DJ/producer Rebolledo, who is Mayan Warrior’s music concept and lineup curator.

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After a find is reported, you will be contacted by either a Finds Liaison Officer or museum curator to talk about how and where you made the find.

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The “Monuments” curators spent countless hours writing detailed proposals about how they intended to use the statues, which, for the most part, have to be returned.

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“The Declaration’s Journey” is an ambitious show, and its curators and designers have done a canny, mostly successful job of making its dense history digestible.

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Healthy soil requires “moisture and heat and warmth,” says Annabel Renwick, a native plant curator at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University.

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Related Words

• administrator 
• conservator 
• custodian 
• director 
• manager