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 Its curators said their proposal for the pavilion was finalized in January, two months before the government announced its move to adopt more metal scaffolding in construction. Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 The thoughtful musings of eleven museum workers (curators, guards, and other staff) are woven together by Calle to create a fluid narrative on silkscreen embroidered on veil. Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Being the first woman to serve as a Monday Night Football music curator, Saweetie calls the opportunity a major milestone. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025 Black Cube will continue to produce shows at other spots, so think of this turn as an evolution that will allow chief curator Cortney Lane Stell and her team to think, and execute, differently. Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curator
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Noun
  • At the center stands a bronze Caryatid by Louis Félix Chabaud, a classical guardian presiding over a resolutely modern space and anchoring the atrium from below.
    Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The survivors watched in terror as their guardian was relieved of his suit.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The estate is custodian of all works and legacy of Tolkien published during his lifetime, and the joint custodian of works published after his death with the Christopher Tolkien Estate.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The United Arab Emirates, on the other hand, has provided significant support to the RSF, viewing its commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo – widely known as Hemedti – as the custodian of Sudan’s gold exports and the path to its plans for port development along the Red Sea coast.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The janitor’s closet at the back of The Barbershop.
    Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Teamsters union includes cooks and other food service workers, as well as groundskeepers, janitors, parking attendants, maintenance workers, mechanics and more.
    Emma McNamee, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Former Barcelona reserve keeper Jose Manuel Pinto became a hip hop artist and producer under the nickname Wahin.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The attack lasted 15 minutes before another keeper, identified as Phanom Sitsaeng, was able to reach Rangkharasamee, per Bangkok Post.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Poggi is just the caretaker who’s running the team during Moore’s suspension, which is tied to the NCAA’s ruling in the Connor Stalions impermissible scouting investigation.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The show followed Fran Fine (Drescher), a trendy Jewish woman who becomes the caretaker for the three children of a Broadway producer (Shaughnessy).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Smith touched on the importance of the award before the artist touched the stage, especially due to the fact that Abloh was regarded as an innovator and cultural steward.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Assign data stewards within each business domain responsible for ongoing data quality and accessibility.
    Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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