curator

as in guardian
a person who is in charge of the things in a museum, zoo, etc. a curator seeking an addition to the collection

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Recent Examples of curator Earlier this year, Robinson McClellan, a curator at The Morgan Library and Museum in New York, discovered a manuscript written by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, according to a news release published by the museum on Monday. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 Collectors, curators and enthusiasts alike will be sure to appreciate the 50-plus renowned international exhibitors and selections of blue-chip 20th-century art, all of which has been coordinated by Nicky Dessources, Salon’s new executive director. Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024 Add Alexis Mabille to the ranks of fashion designers turned curators. Joelle Diderich, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024 Most of that effort involves tackling the silencing that happens behind closed doors; here, curators are a pivotal focus. Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for curator 
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Noun
  • In these accounts parents act as guardians and the children are the beneficiaries until the child reaches the age of majority (usually 18, but sometimes 21) in their state.
    Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In the older strata, the animals were preserved in three dimensions, often in sleeping positions or in nests, or as a guardian of nests, a predator attacking a mammal, or even dinos locked in a fight.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • This poses a serious challenge to the custodians of the existing system of national security policymaking: the uniformed military and the civil service that make up the vast majority of people tasked with overseeing any president’s agenda.
    Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The screenplay by Tom DeNucci (Vault) follows Rickey, a high school custodian whose world is rocked when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games, thus leaving him behind.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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  • The school closed its doors in 1955 after dozens of schoolchildren mysteriously went missing, rumored to be captured and killed by the school's janitor, Charlie McFree.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024
  • According to the document, Waffle House does not employ dishwashers, kitchen helpers or janitors, but relies on servers to clean the restaurant and wash dishes.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
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  • D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.
    Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022
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  • Control of two more, including Whispering Pines, has been given to a caretaker at a creditor’s request in a receivership action brought after loans signed by Shmaryahu Baumgarten went unpaid.
    Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Safe haven boxes allow parents or caretakers the ability to safely surrender an infant and remain anonymous, but only when the baby is unharmed.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Gallina: Being an IRO teaches you how to be a steward of value.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are both pitching themselves as the best steward of the future health of the U.S. economy.
    Rebecca Picciotto,Annie Nova, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024

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“Curator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curator. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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