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Definition of: curator
(ky·rā′tər) noun
1. A person having charge, as of a museum or library; a superintendent.
2. Law A guardian appointed to take charge of the property of a person not legally qualified to act for himself.
3. In some European universities, a member of a board of managers. [<L <curare care for <cura care]
—cu·ra·to·ri·al (kyr′ə·tôr′ē·əl, -tō′rē-) adjective
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