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curator.

A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kjʊəˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/kjʊəˈɹeɪtɚ/Canada, General-American[kjʊəˈɹeɪɾɚ]Canada, General-American/kjʊəˈɹæɪtə(ɹ)/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.

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

  3. A member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc.

  4. A person or entity who controls, manages, or oversees another.

  5. A groundsman who looks after a cricket field.

Where this word comes from

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”).

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