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 For some, authors will be joined by a relevant expert or two who have not published a book themselves, as with a talk on Hilma af Klint between biographer Julia Voss and Jodi Hauptman, a MoMA curator. Emma Alpern, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025 It is built on exhaustive research undertaken by curator Rupert Jenkins, who will soon publish a book on the same topic. Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025 The Belgian pavilion has been initiated by the Flemish government and commissioned by the Flanders Architecture Institute, presented by curator and landscape architect Bas Smets in collaboration with neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso. Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 So Ricci — along with SeaWorld Orlando's curator of rescue Brant Gabriel and SeaWorld rescue team member Kelly Cluckey — made the decision to travel from Orlando, Fla., to Magnolia Springs, Ala., to rescue the manatee on New Year's Day. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curator
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Noun
  • Multiple victims were also minors, and at least two were smuggled into the U.S. unaccompanied by a relative or legal guardian, according to the Justice Department.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, also stands on the rooftop’s edge, surveying the city like a watchful guardian.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In recent months, budget adjustments have been made to correctly calculate the salaries of classified employees, who are the district’s support staff such as custodians, cafeteria workers and librarians, Long said.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The demonstration came to a head in late April as protesters took Hamilton Hall, damaging property and trapping custodians inside.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Just thinking of the moment when working as a janitor in a senior care facility, the judge arrives as a resident and is suddenly at his disposal.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Working as a janitor at a chemical factory, Winston endures a freak industrial accident that turns him into a mutant.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Isabella’s a keeper with an assistant-manager title in the near future.
    Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But also being able to really dive more deeply into the caretaker element of the story and make Nikki’s character go on her own journey.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The victim’s caretaker interrupted the attack, and Choi fled.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Connor Robbins, chief steward of the city lifeguards labor union, said San Diego must start prioritizing lifeguard tower repairs and replacements.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Madeleine, Nick, Kelly and I have been the proud stewards of that vision and are so proud of what the Heat mean both in our community and to fans around the world.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025

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“Curator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curator. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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