conservator
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conservator
one who is responsible for a person ruled incompetent: His son became his conservator.
Not to be confused with:
conservationist – an advocate of the protection of natural resources: The conservationist lobbied to save the trees.
conservative – one who favors traditional views and values: She dresses in a conservative style.
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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. A protector or guardian: "a conservator of cherished values and regular order in governing institutions" (William Greider).
3. Law One placed in charge of the property or personal affairs of an incompetent person.
con·ser′va·to′ri·al (-tôr′ē-əl) adj.
con·ser′va·tor·ship′ n.
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conservator
(ˈkɒnsəˌveɪtə; kənˈsɜːvə-)n
a person who conserves or keeps safe; custodian, guardian, or protector
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con•serv•a•tor
(kənˈsɜr və tər, ˈkɒn sərˌveɪ-)n.
1. a person who conserves or preserves; preserver; protector.
2. a person who repairs, restores, or maintains the condition of objects, as in a museum or library.
3. Law. a guardian, esp. a person appointed to look after the affairs of one judged incompetent.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]
con•serv`a•to′ri•al (-ˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-) adj.
con•serv′a•tor•ship`, n.
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Noun 1. [画像:conservator - the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)]conservator - the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
2. conservator - someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
fiduciary - a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"
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conservator
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conservator
[kənˈsɜːrvətər] n → restaurateur/euse m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
conservator
n tutor -ra mf, persona encargada de manejar los asuntos de otra que es incapaz de hacerlo por discapacidad mentalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.