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 The film curator responsible for the last program, Ehsan Khoshbakht, returns this year with Great Expectations. John Bleasdale, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025 According to Laura Kendall, curator of Asian Ethnology at AMNH, such handcrafted vessels have been used to ferment kimchi for thousands of years. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 Museum curators recently took a closer look at the box after hearing about another museum’s project focusing on an indigenous South American art technique known as Barniz de Pasto. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025 The curator of a new exhibition at the former home of Princess Diana has some of the answers. Simon Perry, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curator
Noun
  • Admission is free, but guests under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Check out the full schedule and additional information here.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The bill outlines a minimum set of information requirements — things like student date of birth, address and names of parents and guardians — but there are no restrictions on what additional data could be mandated, meaning its scope could easily expand.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So that’s our jobs as custodians of the arts, to have an entry point where people can see where that’s made by people that look like them and just feel the energy.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • People are walking memories, and certain generations have been custodians of their traditions.
    Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Then there was the slapstick comedy of bellhop Esteban and janitor/inventor Arwin.
    Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The novel tells of the unique relationship between a lonely elderly widow named Tova working as a janitor at an aquarium and a giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus living at the facility.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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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  • In the film, Ferreira stars as Lily Trevino, a 25-year-old at-home caretaker who struggles with self-abandonment.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As part of her conditional release, the court ordered her to not have any animals under her control or possession, other than two dogs — not under her care — who belong to a caretaker.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • News of Salke’s departure comes a month after Amazon MGM Studios gained creative control over the iconic James Bond franchise from longtime stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Of course taxes and finances are at the heart of most municipal elections, and voters’ first task really is to ascertain who among their choices will be the best stewards of public funds.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Curator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curator. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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