curator

 
Pronunciation: /kjʊ(ə)ˈreɪtə/

noun

  • a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection: the curator of drawings at the National Gallery
  • a person who selects acts to perform at a music festival.

Derivatives

curatorial

Pronunciation: /kjʊərəˈtɔːrɪəl/
adjective

curatorship

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting an ecclesiastical pastor, also (still a Scots legal term) the guardian of a minor): from Old French curateur or, in later use, directly from Latin curator, from curare (see cure). The current sense dates from the mid 17th century

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The ending of curator is spelled -or.