Etymology

curator

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Today it means: A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo. Full definition →

Latin cūrātor
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  1. Latin · derived fromcūrātor“one who has care of a thing, a manager, guardian, trustee”
  2. English todaycurator

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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