US /kjʊəˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #17107

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who manages and organizes a collection in a museum, gallery, or library.

    The museum curator arranged the paintings by historical period.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person who manages and... conservator
Word family
Forms curators
Derived forms biocuratorcocuratorcuratorialcuratoriumcuratorshipcuratorycuratresscuratrixsubcurator

Etymology

From Latin cūrātor (“one who has care of a thing, a manager, guardian, trustee”), from cūrāre (“to take care of”), from cūra (“care, heed, attention, anxiety, grief”).

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