Definition of CURATOR

curator

Plural: curators

Noun

  • A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.
  • the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
  • A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
  • One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.
  • A member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc.
  • A person or entity who controls, manages, or oversees another.
  • A groundsman who looks after a cricket field.

Examples

  • The Scrabble player acted as a CURATOR of his tiles, carefully arranging them to form new words.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin cūrātor (“one who has care of a thing, a manager, guardian, trustee”), from cūrāre (“to take care of”), from cūra (“care, heed, attention, anxiety, grief”).

Synonyms

conservator

Scrabble Score: 9

curator: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
curator: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
curator: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

curator: valid Words With Friends Word