Meaning & use
curator
A person responsible for managing, selecting, and caring for the items in a museum, gallery, or collection.
See it in a sentence
The curator arranged the ancient pottery in chronological order for the new exhibit.
As curator, she decides which paintings are displayed each season.
A note on using this word
Curator now also describes anyone who selects and organizes content, as in a curator of a playlist or online collection.
Words with a similar meaning
custodian
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