conservator
Meanings
Plural: conservators
Noun
- the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
- someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
- One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
- A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.
- An officer in charge of preserving the public peace, such as a justice or sheriff.
- 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.
- A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English conservatour, from Anglo-Norman conservatour, from Latin cōnservātor (“one who conserves”), agent noun from cōnservō (“I preserve”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
conservator is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordconservator is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
conservator is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
conservator is a valid Words With Friends word