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curator

cu·ra·tor

UK/kjʊəˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ US/kjʊəˈɹeɪtɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)

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Origin

From Latin cūrātor (“one who has care of a thing, a manager, guardian, trustee”), from cūrāre (“to take care of”), from cūra (“care, heed, attention, anxiety, grief”).

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