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curator

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /kjʊˈreɪtər/ · UK /kjʊəˈreɪtə/

Forms: curators

curator means: A person who chooses, organizes, and looks after objects in a museum or another collection.

noun

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A person who chooses, organizes, and looks after objects in a museum or another collection.

  • The curator showed us the paintings.
  • Two curators organized the new exhibition.
  • A library curator helped me find the old letters.

How to use it: curator of something (She is the curator of the museum’s coin collection.)

Common phrases: museum curator, art curator, curator of something

Questions about curator

What does curator mean?

A person who chooses, organizes, and looks after objects in a museum or another collection.

What is curator in other languages?

Türkçe: küratör · Español: curador · Français: conservateur · Deutsch: Kurator · Italiano: curatore · 日本語: 学芸員

How do you pronounce curator?

In American English /kjʊˈreɪtər/; in British English /kjʊəˈreɪtə/.

How do you use curator in a sentence?

The curator showed us the paintings. Two curators organized the new exhibition.

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