conservator
noun
con·ser·va·tor
| \ kən-ˈsər-və-tər
, -və-ˌtȯr; ˈkän(t)-sər-ˌvā-tər\
, -və-ˌtȯr; ˈkän(t)-sər-ˌvā-tər\
Definition of conservator
1a
: one that preserves from injury or violation : protector
b
: one that is responsible for the care, restoration, and repair of archival or museum articles
2
: a person, official, or institution designated to take over and protect the interests of an incompetent
3
: an official charged with the protection of something affecting public welfare and interests
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Other Words from conservator
conservatorial
\ kən-ˌsər-və-ˈtȯr-ē-əl
, (ˌ)kän- \
adjective
, (ˌ)kän- \
adjective
conservatorship
\ kən-ˈsər-və-tər-ˌship
, -və-ˌtȯr- ; ˈkän(t)-sər-ˌvā-tər- \
noun
, -və-ˌtȯr- ; ˈkän(t)-sər-ˌvā-tər- \
noun
Examples of conservator in a Sentence
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The conservator of the 4,000 or so historic monuments in the Paris region made his way through the burning Notre Dame cathedral on April 15 to rescue from a locked chest the Crown of Thorns that Jesus is said to have worn to his Crucifixion. — Vivienne Walt / Paris, Time, "Inside the Fight Over How Notre Dame Should Rise From the Ashes," 25 July 2019 After Tom McDonald’s death from cancer in 2010, Megan Hampton became her son’s sole conservator. — Daily Pilot, "Laguna Beach man is charged with murder in death of his ‘devoted’ mother," 20 Aug. 2019 Conservatorship starts with a recommendation from a psychiatrist and involves an investigation by the city’s public conservator within its Human Services Agency and a hearing before a judge. — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, "Why are more mentally ill people wandering SF streets? Report gives answers," 30 July 2019 Soon after, conservator Dianne Modestini began a painstaking restoration. — Dana Jacobson, CBS News, "Is "Salvator Mundi" a real Leonardo da Vinci painting?," 22 June 2019 She was joined by her son, Kyle Johnson, who has been named her legal conservator by a court. — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, "Nichelle Nichols Attends Star Trek Convention with Son amid Battle Over Her Conservatorship," 1 Aug. 2019 Chris Rosin, appointed the Oregon public guardian and conservator, in February said his office served as guardian for just 55 adults statewide, 11 of whom have intellectual or developmental disabilities. — oregonlive.com, "Mother questions retaliation after advocating for son with developmental disabilities," 26 June 2019 Working with other physicists, as well as chemists and conservators, the senior imaging scientist has been using spectroscopy to probe famous artwork. — Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, "State of Science: Physicists Discover Artwork Hidden Under Picasso's Paintings," 1 Jan. 2019 After winning the work, the dealers teamed up with a few others to hire Dianne Dwyer Modestini, a paintings conservator at New York University, to clean and study it. — Kelly Crow, WSJ, "How a $450 Million da Vinci Was Lost in America—and Later Found," 18 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'conservator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for conservator
conservator
noun
con·ser·va·tor
| \ kən-ˈsər-və-tər, ˈkän-sər-ˌvā-
\
\
Legal Definition of conservator
2
: a public official charged with the protection of something affecting public welfare and interests
specifically
: an official placed in charge of a bank because its affairs are not in a satisfactory condition