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- [kyoo-rey-ter, kyoo r-ey- for 1–3; kyoo r-uh-ter for 4]
- /kyʊˈreɪ tər, ˈkyʊər eɪ- for 1–3; ˈkyʊər ə tər for 4 /
- /kjʊˈreɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kyoo-rey-ter, kyoo r-ey- for 1–3; kyoo r-uh-ter for 4]
- /kyʊˈreɪ tər, ˈkyʊər eɪ- for 1–3; ˈkyʊər ə tər for 4 /
Definitions of curator word
- countable noun curator A curator is someone who is in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or art gallery. 3
- noun curator the administrative head of a museum, art gallery, or similar institution 3
- noun curator a guardian of a minor, mentally ill person, etc 3
- noun curator a person in charge of a formal collection or exhibition, as at a museum or zoo 3
- noun curator a guardian, as of a minor 3
- noun curator the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc. 1
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Origin of curator
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; < Latin, equivalent to cūrā(re) to care for, attend to (see cure) + -tor -tor; replacing Middle English curatour < Anglo-French < Latin as above
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Parts of speech for Curator
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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curator popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for curator
noun curator
- director — a person or thing that directs.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
- manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- conservator — A conservator is someone whose job is to clean and repair historical objects or works of art.
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