curator

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /kjʊəˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #17107

Meanings

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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

Related forms curate curated curative cure custodian keeper manager overseer

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museum curator
a specialist responsible for a museum's collections and displays

Noun + noun

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”).

cūrātor Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# curator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kjʊəˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 17107

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

## Examples
- The museum curator arranged the paintings by historical period.

## Derived Forms
- biocurator
- cocurator
- curatorial
- curatorium
- curatorship
- curatory
- curatress
- curatrix
- subcurator

## Related Forms
- curate
- curated
- curative
- cure
- custodian
- keeper
- manager
- overseer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cūrātor

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Curator is 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”). Important recorded forms include cūrātor (Latin). Current senses include a person who manages and organizes a collection in a museum, gallery, or library. The wider family includes derived forms such as biocurator, cocurator, curatorial, curatorium, and curatorship; related words such as curate, curated, curative, and cure.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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