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Word: Curator
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (denoting an ecclesiastical pastor, also (still a Scots legal term) the guardian of a minor): from Old French curateur or, in later use, directly from Latin curator, from curare (see cure). The current sense dates from the mid 17th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kjʊəˈreɪtə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kjɔːˈreɪtə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection
Short Definition:keeper or custodian of museum or other collection
Examples:- the curator of drawings at the National Gallery
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