curator UK /kjʊəˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/US /kjʊəˈɹeɪtɚ/ noun5 •A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery. — 2003 •One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee. •A person or entity who controls, manages, or oversees another. •A groundsman who looks after a cricket field. •A member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc. formscurators