English-Thai Dictionary

curator

N หัวหน้า ผู้ดูแล พิพิธภัณ ฑ์  museum officer hua-nar-pu-du-lae-pi-pid-ta-pan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CURATOR

n.[L. See Cure. ] 1. One who hast he care and superintendence of any thing.
2. A guardian appointed by law.
3. Among the Romans, a trustee of the affairs and interests of a person emancipated or interdicted. Also, one appointed to regulate the price of merchandize in the cities, and to superintend the customs and tributes.
4. In the United Provinces, or Holland, the Curator of a University superintends the affairs of the institution, the administration of the revenues, the conduct of the professors, etc.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CURATOR

Cu *ra "tor (k-r "tr ). n. Etym: [L., fr. curare to take care of, fr. cura care. ]

 

1. One who has the care and superintendence of anything, as of a museum; a custodian; a keeper.

 

2. One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee; a guardian.

 

CURATORSHIP

CURATORSHIP Cu *ra "tor *ship, n.

 

Defn: The office of a curator.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

curator

cu ra tor |ˈkyo͝orˌātər, kyo͝oˈrātər, ˈkyo͝orətər kjəˈreɪdər | ▶noun a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection. • a person who selects acts to perform at a music festival. DERIVATIVES cu ra to ri al |ˌkyo͞orəˈtôrēəl |adjective, cu ra tor ship |-ˌSHip |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 cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

curator

cur |ator |kjʊ (ə )ˈreɪtə | ▶noun a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection. • a person who selects acts to perform at a music festival. DERIVATIVES curatorial |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 cent.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

curator

curator noun custodian, keeper, conservator, guardian, caretaker, steward.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

curator

cu ra tor /kjʊ́reɪtə r |kju (ə )réɪtə /名詞 C 1 (博物館 美術館 動物園などの )責任者, キュレーター, 学芸員, 館長, (動物園の )園長 .2 管理者, 監督者 .