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CURATOR

\kjʊɹˈe͡ɪtə], \kjʊɹˈe‍ɪtə], \k_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_ə]\

Definitions of CURATOR

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
2010 - Legal Glossary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee; a guardian.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

See conservator.

2010 - Legal Glossary Database
By Oddity Software

One who has the care of anything: a superintendent: one appointed by law as guardian.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A guardian; superintendent.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A superintendent; guardian.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

As anciently employed, a physician; as now used, a custodian, e. g., of a museum.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. [Latin] A superintendent, as of a museum or collection;â€”a trustee; a guardian.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

One that has the care and superintendence of any thing.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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