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curator

[kyoo-rey-ter, kyoor-ey-, kyoor-uh-ter] / kyʊˈreɪ tər, ˈkyʊər eɪ-, ˈkyʊər ə tər /
NOUN
caretaker of collection
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STRONGEST


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Amgueddfa Cymru's curator, Ceri Thompson, oversees the Aberfan collection that has grown in recent years.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Ms. Worsley, a prolific author, TV presenter and the former joint chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces in the U.K., does, logically, emphasize the aspects of the Revolution that were particularly British.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The 79-year-old president asked a curator if he could “have taken Elvis in a fight.”

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

"It's all of ours first day," said a curator, re-assembling the artwork as it writhed.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Alexzandra Hildred, the head of research and curator of human remains at the Mary Rose Trust stated, “We never expected this diversity to be so rich.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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