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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cu·ra·tor ETYMOLOGY Latin, from curare to care, from cura care DATE 1561 : one who has the care and superintendence of something; especially : one in charge of a museum, zoo, or other place of exhibit English Etymology curator mid-14c., from L. curator "overseer, guardian," from curare (see curate). Originally of minors, lunatics, etc.; meaning "officer in charge of a museum, library, etc." is from 1660s. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 curator cur·ator / kjuE5reitE(r); NAmE kju5r- / noun a person whose job is to be in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or art gallery , etc. (博物馆或美术馆等的)馆长,负责人 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cu·ra·tor \kyəˈrā]d.ə(r), ˈkyu̇ˌrā], ˈkyu̇rə], ˈkyüˌrā], ]tə-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English curatour guardian, curate, from Middle French curateur, from Old French, from Latin curator manager, overseer, guardian, from curatus + -or 1. a. Roman law : a person corresponding nearly to the guardian of English law and appointed to manage the affairs of a person past the age of puberty while he is a minor or of any such person when legally incompetent (as a spendthrift or a lunatic) b. : a similar guardian in various modern legal systems (as the Scots law or Roman Dutch law) appointed for minors or others past the age of pupillarity 2. [Latin] a. : a person having the care and superintendence of something : overseer , manager , steward b. : one in charge of the exhibits, research activities, and personnel of a museum, zoo, or other place of exhibit c. : one in charge of a single collection or subject of study in such an institution < curator of manuscripts > < curator of birds > 3. a. : a member of a board of trustees charged with administering the business of a university or a division thereof < curators of the university > < curators of the university library > b. : a member of a body that elects certain professors at Scottish universities < the patronage of seventeen chairs, previously in the gift of the Town Council, was transferred to seven curators — Edinburgh University Cal. > c. : the director of an educational fund who is entrusted with selecting and advising holders of fellowships under that fund < curator of fellowships > 4. : a cricket groundsman |
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