Conservator meaning

kən-sûr'və-tər, kŏn'sər-vā'tər
A person in charge of maintaining or restoring valuable items, as in a museum or library.
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A protector or guardian.
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One placed in charge of the property or personal affairs of an incompetent person.
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A protector, guardian, or custodian.
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A person whose work is the preservation, reconditioning, and restoration of works of art.
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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.
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In some states, the same as guardian.
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One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
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(law) A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.
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An officer in charge of preserving the public peace, such as a justice or sheriff.
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(Roman Catholicism) A judge delegated by the pope to defend certain privileged classes of persons from manifest or notorious injury or violence, without recourse to a judicial process.
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A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.
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Origin of conservator

Conservator Sentence Examples

  • de Senarmont (1808-1862), was appointed conservator of the mineralogical collections at the Ecole des Mines.

  • x.) by Camillo Paderni, conservator of the Portici Museum.

  • He went in 1651 to Paris, where he formed a friendship with Gabriel Naude, conservator of the Mazarin library.

  • The Burma forests are divided into three circles each under a conservator, with twenty-one deputy conservators.

  • To put an end to these disorders, Walter of Brienne, duke of Athens, was elected "conservator" and captain of the guard in 13 4 2.

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