conservator
Americannoun
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a person who repairs, restores, or maintains the condition of objects, as paintings or sculptures in an art museum, or books in a library.
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Law. a guardian; a custodian.
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British. a person employed by a conservancy commission; a conservation worker.
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Origin of conservator
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin, equivalent to conservā(re) “to keep safe; preserve” + -tor agent suffix; see conserve -tor
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Traces of Guler's lifelong devotion to cinema can even be found in his teenage diaries from the late 1940s and 1950s, according to Temel Yilmaz, conservator and archive researcher.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
“In other instances, a court may opt for a limited conservatorship, in which the conservator manages only healthcare decisions or finances.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
"Their contribution was critical to identifying individual animals," says Goldy Chhabra, deputy conservator of forests with the Spiti Wildlife Division.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
A conservator uncovers the shard, which bears an intense blue figure of a skylark — evidence, at least to the reader, that Alouette’s recipe endured, and a symbol of how both she and Sasha escaped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Eventually, the student sorters were joined by six local glass menders, a professional glass conservator, and two illustrators.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Yesterday, over 18 painstaking hours, teams of French and British conservators and British Museum staff unfurled the 70-metre long artwork from the folding stand where it had been concertinaed, surrounded by protective mattress-type padding.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Last September, conservators completed a tricky operation to move the tapestry from its museum in northwestern Normandy, to a secret storage location.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
For instance, if you do a new museum, the conservators say art can be exposed to less daylight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Following an extensive, three-year restoration of “Ankhmerwer”—led by Ahmed Tarek with Brooklyn Museum conservators Lisa Bruno, Sara Bone and Josephine Jenks—“Unrolling Eternity” reintroduces this masterpiece to the public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
That is, the temples are conservators of the great truths of the Gospel.
From A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Widtsoe, John A.
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