conservator
One who conserves, preserves or protects somethingOne who conserves, preserves or protects something.
» Tom is a museum conservator.
Meaning
5 sensesOne who conserves, preserves or protects something.
A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.
someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
An officer in charge of preserving the public peace, such as a justice or sheriff.
A judge delegated by the pope to defend certain privileged classes of persons from manifest or notorious injury or violence, without recourse to a judicial process.
A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.
Examples
2 sentencesTom is a museum conservator.
But when paintings age and start to crack, conservators like Melissa Gardner do some touching up.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English conservatour, from Anglo-Norman conservatour, from Latin cōnservātor (From Middle English conservatour, from Anglo-Norman conservatour, from Latin cōnservātor (“one who conserves”), agent noun from cōnservō (“to preserve”).
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Forms
plural: conservatorsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library):curator