curator

as in guardian
a person who is in charge of the things in a museum, zoo, etc. a curator seeking an addition to the collection

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Recent Examples of curator Pharaoh's tomb discovered by archaeologists in Egypt Dr. Josef Wegner, Penn Museum curator who is based in Philadelphia, recently uncovered a groundbreaking discovery: an unknown pharaoh's tomb, dating back 3,600 years. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025 That's a unique lifespan in the history of robotic exploration of the planets, according to Matt Shindell, the space history curator at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 May 2025 The theme and the museum's spring 2025 exhibition was inspired by guest curator Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 9 May 2025 Popular with the public in its day, Art Deco was rejected by the art and academic community in favor of the International Style, a sleek, minimalist sensibility seen in the works of practitioners like Richard Neutra and Philip Johnson, curator of a landmark 1932 MoMA show on the subject. Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for curator
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Noun
  • Most rides have a family waiting area for parents or guardians to switch off with kids who either can’t or don’t want to ride.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • As the guardians are overrun, June is lowered to safety and the other prisoners are freed.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Work history, balances and identity stay with you, not employers or third-party custodians.
    Miguel Kudry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Don and his mother were fixtures in the Post’s headquarters on Fifteenth Street; Don seemed to know everyone’s name—reporters, receptionists, custodians.
    Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Prosecutors said during the trial that Pankey had been excommunicated after the incident, which also cost him his job there as a janitor.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • Agudelo was biking home from her job as a janitor at an East Harlem museum, taking her usual shortcut through Randall’s Island to get to her Astoria apartment, when Jiraud jumped her about 11:30 p.m. last Friday, police said.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.
    Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His longtime caretaker and friend, Tony Wilson, announced his death in statement on Tuesday.
    Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • Hired as a live-in caretaker in the opulent home, Ana Maria (Jenny Navarrete), a pregnant Colombian immigrant in Panama City hiding a major secret, develops a genuine bond with the initially standoffish Mechi, making for an unassumingly poignant and superbly acted two-hander.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • The Hedges Inn—the beloved hotel housed in a 19th-century colonial home on the cusp of East Hampton Town—has found new stewards in Andrew and Sarah Wetenhall.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 May 2025
  • The Chicago Blackhawks have landed the next steward of their rebuild in Jeff Blashill.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025

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