preparator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of preparator
1755–65; < Late Latin praeparātor preparer, equivalent to praeparā ( re ) to prepare + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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The fossil was painstakingly prepared by the late fossil preparator Andrew Grebneff and remained in the Department's collection for several years.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Beneath it, Blasto Onyango, head preparator of the National Museums of Kenya, found a huge hominin molar.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 8, 2023
For the past three years, removing more of Dakota’s fossils from stone has been the work of Mindy Householder, another co-author of the study and a preparator at the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
Michael Schmauder, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s lead preparator, created a copy of Apple Corps’ front door.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2022
Before reaching the latter we find two offices that face each other, one of them for the lecturer and the other for the preparator.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885 by Various
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