curator
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- curatour (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Latin curator (“one who has care of a thing, a manager, guardian, trustee”), from curare (“to take care of”), from cura (“care, heed, attention, anxiety, grief”).
[edit] Noun
curator (plural curators)
- A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
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[edit] Translations
administrator of a collection
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- curator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- curator in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
cūrātor
- second-person singular future passive imperative of cūrō
- third-person singular future passive imperative of cūrō
[edit] Noun
cūrātor (genitive cūrātōris); m, third declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cūrātor | cūrātōrēs |
| genitive | cūrātōris | cūrātōrum |
| dative | cūrātōrī | cūrātōribus |
| accusative | cūrātōrem | cūrātōrēs |
| ablative | cūrātōre | cūrātōribus |
| vocative | cūrātor | cūrātōrēs |
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[edit] Descendants
- Russian: кура́тор (kurátor)
