conservator
conservator
Definition
con·ser·va·tor (kən sʉr′və tôr′, -vət ər; also kän′sər vāt′ər)
noun
- a protector, guardian, or custodian
- 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
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.
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