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Found 1 definition: conservator.

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun conservator has 2 senses

1. conservator(n = noun.person) curator - the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library);
is a kind of custodian, keeper, steward

2. conservator(n = noun.person) - someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person;
is a kind of fiduciary

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

conservator, n. [L.: cf. F. conservateur.].

1. One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a preserver. [1913 Webster]
"The great Creator and Conservator of the world." [1913 Webster]

2. An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a justice or sheriff. [1913 Webster]
"The lords of the secret council were likewise made conservators of the peace of the two kingdoms." [1913 Webster]
"The conservator of the estate of an idiot." [1913 Webster]

Conservators of the River Thames, a board of commissioners instituted by Parliament to have the conservancy of the Thames.

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

conservator, n. a person who preserves something; an official custodian (of a museum etc.).

Etymology:
ME f. AF conservatour, OF -ateur f. L conservator -oris (as conserve)