noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/kjʊəˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
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Canada, General-American:/kjʊəˈɹeɪtɚ/
Canada, General-American:[kjʊəˈɹeɪɾɚ]
Australian, New-Zealand:/kjʊəˈɹæɪtə(ɹ)/
Australian, New-Zealand:[kjʊəˈɹæɪɾə(ɹ)]
BrisbaneRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:K Y UH0 R EY1 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:K Y UH1 R AH0 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A person or entity who controls, manages, or oversees another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A groundsman who looks after a cricket field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conservator
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: custodian, keeper, steward
History
Etymology
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”).
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
منظم معارض
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Bulgarian:
куратор
(kurator)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Chinese Mandarin:
館長 /馆长
(guǎnzhǎng)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Chinese Mandarin:
策展人
(cèzhǎnrén)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Crimean Tatar:
kurator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Czech:
kurátor
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Danish:
kurator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Dutch:
conservator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Dutch:
conservatrice
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Esperanto:
kuratoro
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Esperanto:
kuratorino
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Finnish:
kuraattori
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
French:
conservateur
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
French:
conservatrice
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Georgian:
კურატორი
(ḳuraṭori)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
German:
Kurator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
German:
Kuratorin
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
German:
Museumskurator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
German:
Museumskuratorin
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Hebrew:
אוצר \ אוֹצֵר
(otsér)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Hebrew:
אוצרת \ אוֹצֶרֶת
(otséret)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Hungarian:
kurátor
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Irish:
coimeádaí
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Japanese:
学芸員
(gakugeiin)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Korean:
큐레이터
(kyureiteo)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Macedonian:
кустос
(kustos)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Norwegian Bokmål:
kurator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kurator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Occitan:
conservator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Occitan:
conservador
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Occitan:
curator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Occitan:
comisari
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Polish:
kurator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Polish:
kuratorka
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Portuguese:
curador
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Portuguese:
curadora
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Punjabi:
ਪਰਬੰਧਕ
(parbandhak)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Punjabi:
ਵਿਵਸਥਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ
(vivsathā karan vālā)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Punjabi:
ਵਿਵਸਥਾਪਕ
(vivsathāpak)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Romanian:
conservator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Romanian:
conservatoare
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Romanian:
intendentă
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Russian:
кура́тор
(kurátor)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Serbo-Croatian:
упра̀витељ
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Serbo-Croatian:
upràvitelj
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Spanish:
curador
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Spanish:
curadora
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Spanish:
comisario
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Spanish:
conservador
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Spanish:
recopilador
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Spanish:
comisariador
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Spanish:
comisariante
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Swedish:
curator
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Tagalog:
agsinop
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Thai:
ภัณฑารักษ์
(pan-taa-rák)
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
Turkish:
küratör
— person who manages, administers or organizes a collection
German:
Kurator
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Kuratorin
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Vormund
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Vormundin
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Vormündin
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Vormunder
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Vormünder
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Vormünderin
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Sachwalter
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Sachwalterin
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Treuhänder
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Treuhänderin
— one appointed to act as guardian; trustee
German:
Kurator
— member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc
German:
Kuratorin
— member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc