conservator

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In some locales, this can also be the term used for the person named to handle financial affairs, but that can be a separate determination, usually referred to as a conservator.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Lesley Stevenson, senior conservator of paintings at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, is among several experts who have since confirmed the Raeburn attribution.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

In the 1960s, the aptly named conservator Ottorino Nonfarmale—“do no harm”—successfully transferred the painting from its fragile wood panel to a stable support system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

But there hasn’t been much news recently from the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the companies’ conservator, or the Treasury, which holds the government’s stake in both companies.

From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025

Eventually, the student sorters were joined by six local glass menders, a professional glass conservator, and two illustrators.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler