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conservator

[kuhn-sur-vuh-ter, kon-ser-vey-] / kənˈsɜr və tər, ˈkɒn sərˌveɪ- /
NOUN
caretaker of collection
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A parent or legal guardian can open and manage an account on the minor’s behalf, or a probate court can appoint a guardian or conservator, or set up a restricted account, depending on state law.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

“You’ll often read articles about conservation or about art that has been conserved and the name of the conservator is never mentioned.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

A trained art conservator, she is the unofficial archivist for our grade-school class.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Once the sari and the matching blue blouse reached the museum, textiles conservator Beth Knight watched YouTube videos to learn how to drape it on the mannequin.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Eventually, the student sorters were joined by six local glass menders, a professional glass conservator, and two illustrators.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

This helps him identify specific techniques and important details that might have otherwise been overlooked—and avoid cultural missteps that might imperil conservation efforts by driving a wedge between locals and foreign conservators.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

“The best work we can do as conservators and restorers,” Mr. Warrack writes, is the “enhancement of the beauty and artistry” of the monuments’ original creators.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Artists and conservators watched nervously as the delicate, 11th-century artwork was transported by truck in a risky operation from its home in northern France to the British capital.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Happily for the conservators, their work also showed that the painting doesn’t require any kind of additional treatment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The middle class, as ever the true conservators of society, seeing this miserable state of affairs, attempted to remedy it.

From Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire by James Weir




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