curator
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- curatour (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
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”).
Noun [edit]
curator (plural curators)
- 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.
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Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from curator (noun)
Translations [edit]
administrator of a collection
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See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- curator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- curator in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
cūrātor
- second-person singular future passive imperative of cūrō
- third-person singular future passive imperative of cūrō
Noun [edit]
cūrātor (genitive cūrātōris); m, third declension
Inflection [edit]
| 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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Descendants [edit]
- Russian: кура́тор (kurátor)