Word
curator
Phoneticscu·ra·tor
US/ˈkjʊɹətɝ/
UK/kjʊɹˈeɪtɐ/
Definitions
01museum or gallery manager
n. a person whose job is to look after the objects in a museum or art gallery.
n. a professional responsible for the acquisition, preservation, and display of items in a museum, gallery, or archive.
“The curator spent months deciding which paintings to include in the new exhibition.”
“The senior curator at the National Gallery is currently overseeing the restoration of several seventeenth-century Dutch landscapes before the retrospective opens next spring.”
02digital or content organiser
n. someone who selects and organises content, like music or articles, for others to enjoy.
n. an individual who selects, organises, and presents digital content or information for a specific audience.
“She works as a content curator for a popular music streaming app.”
“As a digital curator, his primary responsibility involves filtering vast amounts of data to provide users with a streamlined and relevant news feed.”
Synonyms
03legal guardian
n. a person chosen by a court to manage the money or property of someone who cannot do it themselves.
n. a person appointed by a court to manage the estate or affairs of a minor or a person deemed legally incompetent.
“The court appointed a curator to manage the elderly man's finances.”
“Following the sudden disappearance of the property owner, the court designated a curator to oversee the estate's assets until a legal heir could be identified.”
Formal · Technical
04cricket groundsman
n. a person who takes care of a cricket field.
n. a person responsible for the preparation and maintenance of a cricket pitch and its surrounding field.
“The curator checked the grass on the pitch every morning before the match.”
“The head curator faced significant pressure to prepare a fast, bouncy pitch that would favour the home team's pace bowlers during the final test match.”
British English · Dialect
Usage
Commonly used in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Synonyms
Real-World Examples
“Samantha Thompson , astronomy curator at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum , saw a total eclipse for the first time in 2017.” “The film’s guide is Dianne Kurta, the museum’s long-time curator, who at the time of filming was stepping back due to health issues.” “David Woolcock, curator at Paradise Park, said staff were pleased to be sourcing the fish locally.” 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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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