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conservator Definition

con·ser·va·tor (kən sʉrvə tôr′, -vət ər; also känsər vāt′ər)

noun

  1. a protector, guardian, or custodian
  2. a person whose work is the preservation, reconditioning, and restoration of works of art

Etymology: ME conservatour < L conservator < pp. of conservare: see conserve

conservator Law Definition

n

  1. The court-appointed custodian of the property or financial affairs of a person who is under the age of capacity or who has been declared legally incompetent. See also committee and guardian.
  2. In some states, the same as guardian.
conservator Usage Examples

Possessives

  • land: Throughout this document the phrase the Conservators ' land refers to the land owned or managed by the Conservators.
  • number: There are modern conservator's page numbers in the bottom right or left corners of some pages.

Converse of object

  • accredit: An accredited conservator will be able to: Assess the condition of a clock.
  • consult: Consulting a conservator The decay of carved stone is a complex area to which prescriptive rules do not apply.
  • practice: The staff comprises seven practicing conservators and two administrative staff.
  • appoint: Has such a request been accompanied by any recommendation from the County Council appointed Conservators?
  • employ: The project employs a professional conservator who has successfully trained a team of Khmer staff in these areas of expertise.
  • train: Trained archeological conservators, in particular, have good employment opportunities.

Adjective modifier

  • horological: A horological conservator will advise on the care of clock cases.
  • archeological: A clear x-ray provides archeological conservators with a great deal of information without harming the object at all.
  • trained: Documents should only be cleaned or repaired by trained conservators.
  • textile: It has never received Government funding yet it continues to be the world's premier training institution for textile conservators.
  • qualified: The United Kingdom Conservation Institute keep a register of qualified conservators across the UK.
  • photographic: Do current digitisation procedures meet the needs of custodians, researchers, and photographic conservators?

Noun used with modifier

  • textile: The textile conservators considered it too fragile for a move up the road to Kensington Gardens.
  • painting: It is ideal for painting conservators that are working on site or in the studio.
  • museum: In the past, the vital work of museum conservators was all too often taken for granted.
  • specialist: You should not attempt to remove even tarnish from these yourself if you value them, but trust them to a specialist metals conservator.
  • paper: Any chance of a paper conservator ever joining the team?
  • art: A Subject Specialist Network could also encompass the growing number of art conservators who are grappling with the challenges associated with non-traditional media.