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 curators of the exhibit are Dahlia Horne, Dontrius Williams, and Kelsha Reese. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025 Back when curators were planning the exhibition, McCartney approached Larry Gagosian about later selling the images, as Joshua Chuang, a photography director at Gagosian, tells Bloomberg’s James Tarmy. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025 Last year was another busy one for 30-year-old curator and gallerist Storm Ascher. Elena Clavarino, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025 In planning the festival, Hussie-Taylor and Seta Morton, Danspace’s associate curator and program director, kept circling back to the theme of artistic transmission — of passing down older works and envisioning them anew. Siobhan Burke, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curator
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Noun
  • The fee for the event is $6 per person and is limited to a total of 25 children, who must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
  • If the material is not removed or relocated to an adults-only section within 60 days, the parent or guardian can sue the library.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The doctor was grazed by a bullet, and the nurse, the custodian and the two wounded officers were hospitalized in stable condition, Barker said.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The shock announcement — which is sure to shake and, indeed, stir the industry — was made Thursday, alongside the news that long-time producers and custodians of 007, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, would be stepping back.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In this case, the janitor's expertise in managing the workload efficiently was dismissed, leading to preventable conflict and reduced efficiency.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • In September, America crowned middle school janitor and talented singer Richard Goodall the Season 19 winner.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Feb. 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
Noun
  • For the time being, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose Social Democratic party suffered a major blow, will stay on as head of a caretaker government.
    Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The Eredivisie side are under caretaker management following Brian Priske’s sacking this month but, as The Athletic reported this week, are expected to hire former player Van Persie.
    James McNicholas, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Tension between Amazon and the stewards of 007 has reportedly been simmering for years.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Before her death in 2021, Rogers’ wife Joanne served as the primary steward of Rogers’ legacy, as the chair emerita of Fred Rogers Productions and the honorary chair of the Fred Rogers Institute.
    Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Curator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curator. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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