curator
UK/kjuә'reitә/US
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Definitions
n.
A person in charge of a museum, gallery, or collection, who selects and looks after its contents.
（博物馆、美术馆的）馆长，策展人。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcūra (care) + -ator (one who) = 'one who takes care.' A curator cares for a collection — and that caretaking grew into selecting, arranging, and presenting it. The modern verb 'curate' (a playlist, a feed) keeps the sense: thoughtful selection by someone who cares.
Root cur still carries 16 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.museum curator博物馆馆长
- 2.art curator艺术策展人
- 3.guest curator客座策展人
- 4.chief curator首席策展人
Example Sentences
- 1.
The museum curator chose forty paintings for the exhibition.
- 2.
As curator, she decides which works the public gets to see.
- 3.
He now works as a curator for a digital art platform.