a person whose job is to look after and organize a museum, art gallery, or other collection that is open to the public
The curator unlocked the glass case to reveal the ancient necklace.
After years of research, the new curator redesigned the dinosaur hall with interactive displays.
✦ from Latin 'curare' meaning 'to take care', through Medieval Latin 'curator' for guardian or overseer
someone who selects, groups, and presents items such as music, videos, or social-media posts for an audience
The podcast curator shares a new list of science shows every Friday.
As a playlist curator, he spends hours searching for hidden indie tracks.
✦ extended modern sense from museum "curator" to digital content in the early 2000s
in some legal systems, a person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of someone unable to do so, such as a minor or someone mentally unfit
The judge named her uncle as curator of the inheritance until she turned eighteen.
Under Scots law, a curator can approve medical treatment for someone lacking capacity.
✦ borrowed through French from Latin 'curator' meaning 'one who cares' in Roman law, originally for guardians of minors and the insane
