Conservator

Word CONSERVATOR
Character 11
Hyphenation con ser va tor
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Conservator"

What do we mean by conservator?

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

A protector or guardian. noun

One placed in charge of the property or personal affairs of an incompetent person. noun

A preserver; one who or that which preserves from injury, violation, or infraction: as, a conservator of the peace. See phrases below. noun

Specifically — , A person appointed to superintend idiots, lunatics, etc., manage their property, and preserve it from waste. noun

One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a preserver. noun

An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a justice or sheriff. noun

One who has an official charge of preserving the rights and privileges of a city, corporation, community, or estate. noun

A board of commissioners instituted by Parliament to have the conservancy of the Thames. noun

One who conserves, preserves or protects something. noun

A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee. noun

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. noun

A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects. noun

Someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person noun

The custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) noun

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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Conservator

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The word "conservator" in example sentences

Skipping past all the obvious puns, it seems that a conservator is going to dehydrate the dress for display, not consumption. ❋ Meathead Goldwyn (2010)

Among his principal beneficiaries have been the Public Library, which Wilson describes as a conservator of books; Environmental Defense, one of whose concerns is global warming; the World Monuments Fund, which is in the business of preserving beautiful buildings around the world, and the Nature Conservancy, which acquires land to prevent it from being developed and thus enable wild life and vegetation to be preserved. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With him as conservator, that is causing her more agitation and more distress. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The pope’s right to appoint the senator and the conservator is implied, rather than affirmed, in the statutes.] ❋ Unknown (1206)

Such authority already exists in the United States for insured banking institutions by means of appointing a "conservator" or "receiver" empowered to maintain continuity of services pending a more lasting resolution of a failing institution. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now, all this paperwork and real-estate dealing will require active participation and you will be urged to name a "conservator" who will then become your keeper, able to sign legal papers for you, to transfer your property, and to determine where and how you spend the rest of your days. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And maybe we you and I have sometimes mutual understanding just because of it - you've proclaimed yourself as "conservator" and I was raised as "marxist". ❋ Jack Of Kent (2008)

Taxpayers are paying for Ray's electroshocks, including the more than a dozen personnel -- such as conservator, guardian, judge, psychiatrist, court-appointed attorney, anethesiologist, attendants and more -- who surround Ray. ❋ Kay Olson (2008)

The regulator, acting as "conservator," has a veto over all major decisions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And wouldn't the word "conservator" be more appropriate? ❋ Unknown (2009)

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