curator
noun
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
curators
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pluralof curator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With precise plotting and symbolic pieces, the curators have neatly fit the era into the center’s jewel-box spaces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
While the house is bursting with artwork that would make most museum curators envious, Herman’s home is surprisingly humble, built on a tight budget from prosaic materials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Above all, though, the commission’s recommendations faced resistance among the museum’s curators to the sort of great-man-of-history approach that Brooks and others were hankering for.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
There seems to be a tension that curators feel in giving audiences what they are looking for while also presenting real history.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Critics, scholars, and curators are not our adversaries.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
