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con⋅ser⋅va⋅tor

  [kon-ser-vey-ter, kuhn-sur-vuh-]
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–noun
1. a person who conserves or preserves; preserver; protector.
2. a person who repairs, restores, or maintains the condition of objects, as paintings or sculptures in an art museum, or books in a library.
3. Law. a guardian; a custodian.
4. British. a person employed by the conservancy commission; a conservation worker.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L, equiv. to conservā(re) (see conserve ) + -tor -tor

Related forms:
con⋅serv⋅a⋅to⋅ri⋅al  [kuhn-sur-vuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective
con⋅ser⋅va⋅tor⋅ship, noun
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con·ser·va·tor   (kən-sûr'və-tər, kŏn'sər-vā'tər)   
n.  

  1. A person in charge of maintaining or restoring valuable items, as in a museum or library.

  2. One that conserves or preserves from injury, violation, or infraction; a protector.

  3. Law One that is responsible for the person and property of an incompetent.

con·ser'va·to'ri·al (-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj., con·ser'va·tor·ship' n.
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Main Entry: con·ser·va·tor
Pronunciation: k&n-'s&r-v&-t&r, 'kän-s&r-"vA-
Function: noun
1 : a person, official, or institution appointed by a court to take over and manage the estate of an incompetent —compare COMMITTEE, CURATOR, GUARDIAN, RECEIVER, TUTOR
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 —con·ser·va·tor·ship noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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