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Grammar : Noun |
Spell : kyoo-rey-ter, kyoo r-ey- for 1–3; kyoo r-uh-ter for 4 |
Phonetic Transcription : kyʊˈreɪ tər, ˈkyʊər eɪ- for 1–3; ˈkyʊər ə tər for 4 |
Definition of curator
Origin :- mid-14c., from Latin curator "overseer, manager, guardian," agent noun from curatus, past participle of curare (see cure (v.)). Originally of those put in charge of minors, lunatics, etc.; meaning "officer in charge of a museum, library, etc." is from 1660s.
- noun caretaker of collection
- Every now and then he and the curator fell back on each other's company.
- Extract from : « Marriage la mode » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- The whole collected by the Curator at Aylestone, August, 1883.
- Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne
- Every six years must I pay an attorney to dispute and quarrel with the curator.
- Extract from : « The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck » by Baron Trenck
- Therefore, not only is he the curator of souls, but also the representative of the government.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 28 of 55) » by Various
- The curator of his city sent him in chains to the proconsul.
- Extract from : « The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire » by Edward Gibbon
- She raced to the telephone and a moment later had the Curator on the wire.
- Extract from : « The Purple Flame » by Roy J. Snell
- I will leave her to the Dorpat museum, with directions to the curator to keep the dust off her.
- Extract from : « Historic Oddities » by Sabine Baring-Gould
- The place, indeed, was fixed, at Keswick; the curator named.
- Extract from : « Ruskin Relics » by W. G. Collingwood
- But the curator designate shirked the too responsible honour.
- Extract from : « Ruskin Relics » by W. G. Collingwood
- The letter was from her friend, the curator at Field Museum.
- Extract from : « The Silent Alarm » by Roy J. Snell
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