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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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He had revered the British Museum since he was a teenager and was incensed by the idea that a theft was continuing and that it was being perpetrated by a curator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“I was devastated yesterday when I saw the maps that the fire was reaching into the Torrey pines,” said Greg Pauly, a curator of herpetology at the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The museum's curator turns to me and observes: "He'd be a great tour guide. He almost knows more than we do!"

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Nielsen's work was supported by Canadian paleontologist Taia Wyenberg-Henzler and museum curator Denver Fowler, who served as external supervisors during the undergraduate project that led to the published study.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The curator of the dinosaur wing had seen him wandering up the stairs to the second floor.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff




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