conservator

English

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman conservatour, from Latin conservator (“one who conserves”), agent noun from conservo (“I preserve”).

Noun

conservator (plural conservators)

  1. One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
    • 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)
      Chlouveraki, a tenacious archaeological conservator, has salvaged antiquities all over the Middle East.
    • Derham
      the great Creator and Conservator of the world
  2. (law) A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.
    • Clarendon
      The lords of the secret council were likewise made conservators of the peace of the two kingdoms.
    • Bouvier
      the conservator of the estate of an idiot
  3. An officer in charge of preserving the public peace, such as a justice or sheriff.
  4. (Roman Catholicism) 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.
  5. A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.

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Noun

conservator m (plural conservators or conservatoren, diminutive conservatortje n)

  1. curator (of a museum or a library)

Latin

Etymology

From cōnservō +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.serˈwaː.tor/, [kõː.sɛrˈwaː.tɔr]

Noun

cōnservātor m (genitive cōnservātōris); third declension

  1. a keeper, preserver, defender

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cōnservātor cōnservātōrēs
Genitive cōnservātōris cōnservātōrum
Dative cōnservātōrī cōnservātōribus
Accusative cōnservātōrem cōnservātōrēs
Ablative cōnservātōre cōnservātōribus
Vocative cōnservātor cōnservātōrēs

Verb

cōnservātor

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative of cōnservō
  2. third-person singular future passive imperative of cōnservō

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