curator
pronunciation
How to pronounce curator in British English:
UK [kjʊəˈreɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce curator in American English:
US [kjʊˈreɪtər]
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- Noun:
- the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
Word Origin
- curator (n.)
- mid-14c., from Latin curator "overseer, manager, guardian," agent noun from curatus, past participle of curare (see cure (v.)). Originally of those put in charge of minors, lunatics, etc.; meaning "officer in charge of a museum, library, etc." is from 1660s.
Example
- 1. When the curator of the louvre mocked him he sued him for defamation , david against goliath .
- 2. Museum curator carolyn wingfield said the mummy was also two or three years younger than first believed .
- 3. Drive awareness as producer / distributor / curator
- 4. Also saturday , deputy curator cao told reporters that the state administration has approved a five-year excavation plan submitted by the museum .
- 5. Curator alfred hagemann promises to enlighten visitors about the king 's daily life in potsdam and to banish some popular misconceptions about him .